Petrosal vein occlusion in cerebello-pontine angle tumour surgery: An anatomical study of alternative draining pathways

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 552-556

  Ebner, F H ^a   Roser, F ^a   Shiozawa, T ^a   Ruetschlin, S ^a   Kirschniak, A ^a   Koerbel, A ^a   Tatagiba, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Petroclival meningioma; Petrosal vein occlusion; Posterior fossa surgery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; SILICON;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COLOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSCOPY; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS BLOOD; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CADAVER; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VEINS; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PETROUS BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63049129112     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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