Foramen magnum meningiomas: Detailed surgical approaches and technical aspects at Lariboisière Hospital and review of the literature

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-33

  Bruneau, Michaël ^a,b   George, Bernard ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Foramen magnum; Meningioma; Surgical approach; Tumor; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; DENTATE GYRUS; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LITERATURE; MENINGIOMA; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 36448970886     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-007-0097-1     Document Type: Article

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