Proposed classification for the transbasal approach and its modifications

Skull Base

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-47

  Feiz Erfan, Iman ^a,b,c   Spetzler, Robert F ^a   Horn, Eric M ^a,d   Porter, Randall W ^a   Beals, Stephen P ^e   Lettieri, Salvatore C ^c,f   Joganic, Edward F ^e   DeMonte, Franco ^b  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Southwest Craniofacial Center   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Frontal fossa; Skull base; Subcranial; Subfrontal; Transbasal

Indexed keywords

CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 38849095780     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: 15320065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994292     Document Type: Review

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