Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the pterygopalatine fossa: Anatomic study

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 37-44

  Abuzayed, B ^a   Tanriover, N ^a   Gazioglu, N ^a   Cetin, G ^b   Akar, Z ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ministry of Justice ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Skull base; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; MAXILLARY SINUS; PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA; SKULL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; VIDIAN NERVE;

ADULT; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MAXILLARY ARTERY; NASAL CAVITY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA; SKULL BASE;

EID: 70350061923     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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