Comparison of the transvermian and telovelar approaches to the fourth ventricle

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 484-498

  Tanriover, Necmettin ^a   Ulm, Arthur J ^a   Rhoton Jr , Albert L ^a   Yasuda, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellomedullary fissure; Cerebellum; Fourth ventricle; Imaging guided surgery; Microsurgical anatomy; Posterior fossa tumor; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 4143153992     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.3.0484     Document Type: Article

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