Endoscopic anatomy of the pterygopalatine fossa and the transpterygoid approach: Development of a surgical instruction model

Laryngoscope

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-49

  Fortes, Felipe S G ^a   Sennes, Luis U ^a   Carrau, Ricardo L ^b   Brito, Rubens ^a   Ribas, Guilherme C ^a   Yasuda, Alexandre ^a   Rodrigues, Aldo J ^a   Snyderman, Carl H ^b   Kassam, Amin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Endoscopic; Pterygopalatine fossa; Skull base; Surgical instruction

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PARANASAL SINUS; PETROUS BONE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING;

CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; COLORING AGENTS; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MAXILLARY NERVE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NOSE; ORBIT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE; PETROUS BONE; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID BONE; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 37549012934     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e318155a492     Document Type: Article

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