Infratemporal fossa approach to the hypoglossal canal: Practical landmarks for elusive anatomy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 9 I, 2004, Pages 1648-1651

  Hadley, Kevin S ^a   Shelton, Clough ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Hypoglossal canal; Infratemporal fossa; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CRANIAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TEMPORAL BONE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; CAROTID ARTERIES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; JUGULAR VEINS; MICROSURGERY; PETROUS BONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ROUND WINDOW; SKULL BASE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 4644238133     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200409000-00027     Document Type: Article

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