Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Sep 2013
Anatomical restrictions in the transsphenoidal, transclival approach to the upper clival region: a cadaveric, anatomic study.
Tumours in the clival region are difficult to remove surgically. Before the 1970s, clival tumours had very high mortality and morbidity rates. ⋯ This study determines the relationship between the sixth cranial nerve and the internal carotid artery at the upper clivus and to provide morphologic details that is essential for the risks of transclival surgery.