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Preoperative embolization of skull base meningiomas: current indications, techniques, and pearls for complication avoidance.

open access: yesNeurosurgical Focus, 2018
Skull base meningiomas are technically challenging tumors to treat because of their deep vascular supply that can preclude early devascularization during resection. Preoperative embolization of these arterial feeders is thought to decrease blood loss and
Nam K. Yoon   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of the Damage Mechanism Related to CO2 Laser Cochleostomy on Guinea Pig Cochlea

open access: yesNeural Plasticity, 2016
Different types of lasers have been used in inner ear surgery. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to avoid damage to the inner ear (e.g., hyperthermia and acoustic effects) caused by the use of such lasers.
Xiang Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A stereotaxic method for small animals using experimentally determined reference profiles [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
In bats conventional stereotaxic methods do not yield sufficient positional accuracy to allow reliable recordings and tracer injections in subnuclei of the auditory system. In a newly developed stereotaxic system experimentally measured patterns of skull
Andres   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of quality of life between patients undergoing trans-oral endoscopic thyroid surgery and conventional open surgery

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2020
Background Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy allows obviating scar of the neck that expects to gain quality of life (QOL). However, the benefit of the QOL from this technique has not been adequately investigated, therefore, this study compared the QOL ...
Pornthep Kasemsiri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anatomical landmarks for transnasal endoscopic skull base surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Resection of midline skull base lesions involve approaches needing extensive neurovascular manipulation. Transnasal endoscopic approach (TEA) is minimally invasive and ideal for certain selected lesions of the anterior skull base. A thorough knowledge of
Monnier, Philippe   +2 more
core  

Rediscovery of Glauconycteris superba Hayman, 1939 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) after 40 years at Mbiye Island, Democratic Republic of the Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
We report the rediscovery of the Pied Butterfl y Bat, Glauconycteris superba Hayman, 1939, 40 years after this species was last recorded. The new specimen from Mbiye Island, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is compared with the type specimens of G.
De Vree, Frits   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Hemangiopericytomas of the skull base

open access: yesNeurosurgical Focus, 2011
Object Intracranial hemangiopericytomas are frequently located along the dural sinuses along the skull base and represent rare, aggressive CNS neoplasms that are difficult to distinguish from meningiomas based on both imaging and gross characteristics. The authors of this study describe 3 patients with these lesions and review the pertinent literature.
Carl B. Heilman, Clemens M. Schirmer
openaire   +3 more sources

Outcomes of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Patients With Parasagittal Meningioma

open access: yesIranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
Background & Aim: The treatment of Parasagittal Meningioma (PSM) is always a challenge, especially when the tumor has already invaded the critical structures like venous sinuses.
Maziar Azar   +7 more
doaj  

Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma

open access: yesCase Reports in Otolaryngology, 2014
The appearance of a primary germinoma in the central nervous system but not on or near the midline or within the brain is exceptional. It may occur at any age; however, it is rare in patients over 50 years old.
Rubén Martín-Hernández   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany:the problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in early ontogeny [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The taxonomy of the Late Jurassic pterodactyloid pterosaur Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 from the Solnhofen Limestone Formation of Bavaria, Germany is reviewed. Its nomenclatural history is long and complex, having been synonymised with both P.
Martill, David M., Vidovic, Steven U.
core   +5 more sources

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