"Cranial Fossa, Posterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Posterior" by people in Profiles.
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Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. N Engl J Med. 2026 May 28; 394(20):2015-2025.
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Combined 6th and 12th Cranial Nerve Palsies (Godtfredsen Syndrome) due to Clival Lesions. J Neuroophthalmol. 2026 Mar 01; 46(1):18-21.
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Bilateral Extreme Far Lateral Transodontoid Approach for Resection of Large Chordoma in Clivus and Craniocervical Junction: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg. 2022 06 01; 22(6):e271-e272.
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Isolated Fourth Nerve Palsy as the Presenting Sign of Clival Chordoma. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 03 01; 42(1):e391-e393.
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Transclival Approach for Resection of a Pontine Cavernous Malformation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg. 2020 Sep 15; 19(4):E413.
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Management of hydrocephalus after resection of posterior fossa lesions in pediatric and adult patients-predictors for development of hydrocephalus. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 Aug; 43(4):1143-1150.
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Blake's pouch cyst in children: Atypical clinical presentation. Neuroradiol J. 2018 Aug; 31(4):430-433.
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Thirty-day outcomes for posterior fossa decompression in children with Chiari type 1 malformation from the US NSQIP-Pediatric database. Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Nov; 32(11):2165-2171.
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Chiari Type 1 Deformity in Children: Pathogenetic, Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Management Aspects. Neuropediatrics. 2016 Oct; 47(5):293-307.
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Neuro-ophthalmic presentations of clival plasmacytoma. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr; 51(2):e49-53.