"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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 Nov 18; 166(1):460.
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Donofrio CA, Cardona JJ, Riccio L, Chaiyamoon A, Shekhawat D, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Jackson N, Badaloni F, Tubbs RS, Fioravanti A. The Posterior Auricularis Muscle as Superficial Landmark for the Sigmoid Sinus and Transverse-Sigmoid Sinus Junction: An Anatomical Study. World Neurosurg. 2024 06; 186:e721-e726.
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Carpenter K, Iwanaga J, Aysenne A, Dumont AS, Bui CJ, Tubbs RS. An anatomical model for studying cerebellar tonsillar herniation related to raised intracranial pressure. Clin Anat. 2022 Mar; 35(2):251-255.
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Strang A, Katwa U. Persistent Central Apnea and Long-Term Outcome After Posterior Fossa Decompressive Surgery for Arnold Chiari Type 1 Malformation in a Pediatric Patient. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019 04 15; 15(4):667-671.
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Ali S, Hoch M, Dadhania V, Khurana JS. CPPD crowned dens syndrome with clivus destruction: a case report. J Radiol Case Rep. 2011; 5(8):30-7.
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Moshel YA, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic transnasal versus transoral approaches to the craniovertebral junction. World Neurosurg. 2010 Dec; 74(6):568-9.
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Whyte CA, Stillman MJ, Tepper SJ. Dihydroergotamine and its use in migraine with posterior fossa symptoms. Headache. 2010 Oct; 50(9):1419-23.
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Fraser JF, Nyquist GG, Moore N, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal minimal access approach to the clivus: case series and technical nuances. Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep; 67(3 Suppl Operative):ons150-8; discussion ons158.
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Fraser JF, Nyquist GG, Moore N, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal transclival resection of chordomas: operative technique, clinical outcome, and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2010 May; 112(5):1061-9.
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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.