Anatomical and technical correlates in endoscopic anterior skull base surgery: A cadaveric analysis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 827-831

  Batra, Pete S ^a   Kanowitz, Seth J ^b   Luong, Amber ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE;

EID: 77952265290     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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