Venous complications following petrosal vein sectioning in surgery of petrous apex meningiomas

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 773-779

  Koerbel, A ^a   Gharabaghi, A ^a   Safavi Abbasi, S ^b   Samii, A ^b   Ebner, F H ^a   Samii, M ^b   Tatagiba, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Edema; Meningioma; Petrosal vein; Petrous apex; Skull base; Superior petrosal vein; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PHLEBOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS CONGESTION;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CRANIAL SINUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PETROUS BONE; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 67349149410     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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