Skull Base
Research News and Information

Monday, November 23, 2009

Embolization of a giant pediatric, posttraumatic, skull base internal carotid artery aneurysm with a liquid embolic agent.

30 Oct 2009 Many treatments for posttraumatic, skull base aneurysms have been described. Eight months after an all-terrain-vehicle accident, this 12-year-old girl presented with right-side Horner syndrome caused by a 33 x 19-mm internal carotid artery aneurysm ... Read more...

Incidence of basioccipital hypoplasia in Chiari malformation type I: comparative morphometric study of the posterior cranial fossa. Clinical article.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECT: The chronic tonsillar herniation defining Chiari malformation Type I (CMI) is thought to result from overcrowding of a normally developing hindbrain within a congenitally small posterior cranial fossa (PCF) due to occipital hypoplasia. The ... Read more...

Modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for craniopharyngioma resection in children.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: In this study, the authors evaluated the efficacy and safety of modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for resection of craniopharyngioma in children. METHODS: A prospective, institutional review board-approved database was retrospectively ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Skull Base'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Response. 30 Oct 2009
• Embolization of a giant pediatric, posttraumatic, skull base internal carotid artery aneurysm with a liquid embolic agent. 30 Oct 2009
• Incidence of basioccipital hypoplasia in Chiari malformation type I: comparative morphometric study of the posterior cranial fossa. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistulas. 30 Oct 2009
• Modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for craniopharyngioma resection in children. 29 Sep 2009
• Inferior turbinate pedicle flap for endoscopic skull base defect repair. 30 Aug 2009
• Nasoseptal flap reconstruction of high flow intraoperative cerebral spinal fluid leaks during endoscopic skull base surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Minimally invasive decompression of a suboccipital osseous prominence causing rotational vertebral artery occlusion. Case report. 30 Aug 2009
• German neuroendoscopy above the skull base. 30 Aug 2009
• Imaging of jugular foramen. 30 Jul 2009
• Imaging of the central skull base. 30 Jul 2009
• Imaging of the anterior skull base. 30 Jul 2009
• Skull base and temporal bone imaging. Preface. 30 Jul 2009
• Morphological integration of the skull in craniofacial anomalies. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical treatment of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with intracranial extension. Clinical article. 30 Jul 2009
• Vascularized temporoparietal fascial flap for the treatment of a traumatic cerebrospinal fluid fistula in the middle cranial fossa. Technical note. 30 Jul 2009
• Closure of large skull base defects after endoscopic transnasal craniotomy. Clinical article. 30 Jul 2009
• Radiology quiz case 2. Eagle syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the skull base. 29 Jul 2009
• Primary hydatid cyst of the infratemporal fossa. 29 Jun 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Skull Base'

Definition: The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.

Descriptor UI: D019291

Alternative terms: Skull Base; Base, Skull; Cranial Base; Base, Cranial; Basis cranii; Base of Skull; Basicranium;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A01.456.830; A02.835.232.781.750;

History Note: 97

Technical Notes: GEN: prefer specifics; NIM when merely locational; neopl = SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS