Technical modifications of suboccipital craniectomy for prevention of postoperative headache

Skull Base

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-84

  Silverman, Damon A ^a   Hughes, Gordon B ^a   Kinney, Sam E ^a   Lee, Joung H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Microvascular decompression; Suboccipital craniectomy; Vestibular nerve

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRILL; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA; HEADACHE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MUSCLE; NERVE TRANSECTION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VESTIBULAR NERVE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 3042564157     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828698     Document Type: Review

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