"Cranial Fossa, Posterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the posterior third of the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid (SPHENOID BONE), by the occipital, the petrous, and mastoid portions of the TEMPORAL BONE, and the posterior inferior angle of the PARIETAL BONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D003388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.200 A02.835.232.781.750.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Fossa, Posterior- Cranial Fossa, Posterior
- Cranial Fossas, Posterior
- Fossa, Posterior Cranial
- Fossas, Posterior Cranial
- Posterior Cranial Fossa
- Posterior Cranial Fossas
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Posterior" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical Correction of a Clivus Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula: A Technical Report. World Neurosurg. 2021 08; 152:114-120.
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Enhancing nodular lesions in Chiari II malformations in the setting of persistent hindbrain herniation: case report and literature review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 07; 35(7):1239-1243.
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Denosumab Treatment for a Residual Giant Cell Tumor of the Clivus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2018 Oct; 118:98-101.
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Endoscopic transnasal surgery of clival lesions: our experience. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 May; 275(5):1149-1156.
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Transnasal Endoscopic and Lateral Approaches to the Clivus: A Quantitative Anatomic Study. World Neurosurg. 2018 May; 113:e659-e671.
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Can posterior fossa lesions be a place for preventive patent foramen ovale transcatheter closure? J Invasive Cardiol. 2004 Jun; 16(6):346-50.