Combined subtemporal and retrosigmoid keyhole approach for extensive petroclival meningioma surgery: Report of experience with 7 cases

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-110

  Zhu, W ^a   Mao, Y ^a   Zhou, L F ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Chen, L ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Keyhole surgery; Petroclival meningioma; Retrosigmoid approach; Subtemporal approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; BRAIN; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIAL NERVES; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OCCIPITAL BONE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548161433     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984384     Document Type: Article

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