Anterior transpetrosal and subtemporal transtentorial approaches for pontine cavernomas

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1321-1329

  François, Patrick ^a   Ben Ismail, Mounir ^a   Hamel, Olivier ^b   Bataille, Benoit ^c   Jan, Michel ^a   Velut, Stephane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brainstem; Cavernomas; Skull base surgery; Transpetrosal approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR TRANSPETROSAL APPROACH; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PONTINE CAVERNOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL SURGERY; SUBTEMPORAL TRANSTENTORIAL APPROACH; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIAL SINUSES; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956181345     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0667-9     Document Type: Article

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