Step-by-step education of the retrosigmoid approach leads to low approach-related morbidity through young residents

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 985-988

  Ebner, Florian H ^a   Dimostheni, Artemisia ^a   Tatagiba, Marcos S ^a   Roser, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Approach; Education; Retrosigmoid approach

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; EXPERIENCE; FISTULA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEUROMA; NEUROSURGERY; OCCIPITAL NERVE NEUROMA; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRANIAL SINUSES; CRANIOTOMY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953023864     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0611-z     Document Type: Article

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