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The pterional craniotomy: tips and tricks

2012; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 70; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0004-282x2012000900015

ISSN

1678-4227

Autores

Feres Chaddad-Neto, José Maria Campos Filho, Hugo Leonardo Dória-Netto, M. Faria, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Evandro Oliveira,

Tópico(s)

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications

Resumo

This review intended to describe in a didactic and practical manner the frontotemporosphenoidal craniotomy, which is usually known as pterional craniotomy and constitute the cranial approach mostly utilized in the modern neurosurgery. This is, then, basically a descriptive text, divided according to the main stages involved in this procedure, and describes with details how the authors currently perform this craniotomy.

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