Using fixed anatomical landmarks in endoscopic skull base surgery

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-305

  Harvey, Richard J ^a   Shelton, William ^b   Timperley, Daniel ^a   Debnath, Nick I ^c   Byrd, Ken ^c   Buchmann, Luke ^b   Gallagher, Richard M ^a   Orlandi, Richard R ^b   Sacks, Raymond ^a   Schlosser, Rodney J ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sinus surgery; Landmarks; Orbit; Planum; Skull base; Sphenoid; Superior turbinate; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLARY SINUS; MEASUREMENT; PARANASAL SINUS; PATIENT SAFETY; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; SPHENOID; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ENDOSCOPY; ETHMOID BONE; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUS; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953505774     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3473     Document Type: Article

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