"Cranial Fossa, Middle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The compartment containing the anterior extremities and half the inferior surface of the temporal lobes (TEMPORAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. Lying posterior and inferior to the anterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, ANTERIOR), it is formed by part of the TEMPORAL BONE and SPHENOID BONE. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) by crests formed by the superior borders of the petrous parts of the temporal bones.
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D035301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.165 A02.835.232.781.750.165
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Middle Fossa Encephaloceles Treated via the Transmastoid Approach: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 10 13; 21(5):332-342.
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Temporal Lobe Encephaloceles: A Potentially Curable Cause of Seizures. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Sep; 36(8):1439-42.
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Hearing preservation surgery for vestibular schwannoma: experience with the middle fossa approach. Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Sep; 33(3):E10.
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Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma involving the anterior and middle skull base with intradural extension. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Nov; 20(6):2087-90.
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Removal of cavernous malformation of the Meckel's cave by extradural pterional approach using Heros muscle dissection technique. Surg Neurol. 2009 Dec; 72(6):733-6; discussion 736.
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Outcome of craniofacial resection in patients 70 years of age and older. Head Neck. 2007 Feb; 29(2):89-94.