Extended middle fossa approach: Quantitative analysis of petroclival exposure and surgical freedom as a function of successive temporal bone removal by using frameless stereotaxy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 695-699

  Hsu, Frank P K ^a   Anderson, Gregory J ^a   Dogan, Aclan ^a   Finizio, Joseph ^a   Noguchi, Akio ^a   Liu, Kenneth C ^a   McMenomey, Sean O ^a   Delashaw Jr , Johnny B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle fossa; Petroctival region; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SKULL SURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 1642364241     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.4.0695     Document Type: Article

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