Effects of using combined transpetrosal surgical approaches to treat petroclival meningiomas

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 982-991

  Mathiesen, Tiit ^a   Gerlich, Åsa ^a   Kihlström, Lars ^a   Svensson, Mikael ^a   Bagger Sjöbäck, Dan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Hearing; Meningioma; Petroclival; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROSURGERY; PETROCLIVAL MENINGIOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRANIAL SINUSES; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249783427     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255476.06247.F1     Document Type: Article

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