"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 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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El-Hajj VG, ?hl?n E, Sandvik U, Pettersson-Segerlind J, Atallah E, Jabbour P, Bydon M, Daniels DJ, Elmi-Terander A, Edstr?m E. Long-term outcomes following posterior fossa decompression in pediatric patients with Chiari malformation type 1, a population-based cohort study. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2024 11 18; 166(1):460.
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Mahtabfar A, Mazza J, Franco D, Gonzalez GA, Hines K, Chalouhi N, Jabbour P, Harrop J, Heller J. Cranial Settling Causing Intracranial Hemorrhage Through Violation of the Skull Base by Cervical Spine Instrumentation. World Neurosurg. 2021 01; 145:178-182.
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Siu A, Rangarajan SV, Rabinowitz MR, Luginbuhl A, Rimmer RA, Chitguppi C, Farrell C, Nyquist GG, Rosen MR, Evans JJ. Quantitative determination of the optimal temporoparietal fascia flap necessary to repair skull-base defects. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 11; 10(11):1249-1254.
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Singh H, Harrop J, Schiffmacher P, Rosen M, Evans J. Ventral surgical approaches to craniovertebral junction chordomas. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar; 66(3 Suppl):96-103.
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Cooper PB, Katus M, Moores L, Geyer D, Smirniotopoulos JG, Sandberg GD, Rushing EJ. Rare giant cell ependymoma in an octogenarian. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2006 Dec; 105(6):908-11.
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Koenigsberg RA, Vakil N, Hong TA, Htaik T, Faerber E, Maiorano T, Dua M, Faro S, Gonzales C. Evaluation of platybasia with MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2005 Jan; 26(1):89-92.
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Nadeau DP, Sataloff RT. Fascicle preservation surgery for facial nerve neuromas involving the posterior cranial fossa. Otol Neurotol. 2003 Mar; 24(2):317-25.
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Jabbour P, Rizk T, Lahoud GA, Hourani R, Checrallah A, Samaha E, Nohra G, Moussa R, Okais N. Schwannoma of the tentorium cerebelli in a child. Case report. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2002 Mar; 36(3):153-6.
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Stazzone MM, Hubbard AM, Bilaniuk LT, Harty MP, Meyer JS, Zimmerman RA, Mahboubi S. Ultrafast MR imaging of the normal posterior fossa in fetuses. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000 Sep; 175(3):835-9.
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Kuether TA, Piatt JH. Chiari malformation associated with vitamin D-resistant rickets: case report. Neurosurgery. 1998 May; 42(5):1168-71.