Decompression of the tympanic and labyrinthine segments of the facial nerve by middle cranial fossa approach: an anatomic study

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1205-1211

  da Franca Pereira, Marcos Alexandre ^a,b   Bittencourt, Aline Gomes ^b   de Andrade, Emerson Magno ^b   Bento, Ricardo Ferreira ^b   de Brito, Rubens ^b  

^a Nova Esperança Medical School FAMENE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Facial nerve; Facial palsy; Middle cranial fossa

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; BONE LENGTH; CADAVER; EARDRUM; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR PETROSAL SINUS; INNER EAR; MENINGEAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR PETROSAL SINUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEGMENTUM; TEMPORAL BONE; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MALE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CADAVER; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EAR, INNER; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84962860275     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2796-2     Document Type: Article

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