Anatomy of the mastoid emissary vein and venous system of the posterior neck region: Neurosurgical implications

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Reis, Cassius V C ^a   Deshmukh, Vivek ^a   Zabramski, Joseph M ^a   Crusius, Marcelo ^b   Desmukh, Pushpa ^a   Spetzler, Robert F ^a   Preul, Mark C ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Cerebrovascular anatomy; Cranial anatomy; Mastoid emissary vein; Suboccipital venous plexus; Venous anatomy

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOID EMISSARY VEIN; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NECK; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS VENOSUS; VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOUS CIRCULATION; VERTEBRA;

CADAVER; CEREBRAL VEINS; HEAD; HUMANS; NECK; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS;

EID: 37349087842     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000303217.53607.d9     Document Type: Article

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