Anatomical analysis of transoral surgical approaches to the clivus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Balasingam, Vijayabalan ^b   Anderson, Gregory J ^b   Gross, Neil D ^b   Cheng, Cheng Mao ^b   Noguchi, Akio ^b   Dogan, Aclan ^b   McMenomey, Sean O ^b   Delashaw Jr , Johnny B ^b   Andersen, Peter E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clivus; Le Fort I osteotomy; Mandibulotomy; Maxillotomy; Transoral approach; Transpharyngeal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLIVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; NEUROSURGERY; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOUTH; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; PALATE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33747286461     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.2.301     Document Type: Article

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