"Cranial Fossa, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The compartment containing the inferior part and anterior extremities of the frontal lobes (FRONTAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. It is formed mainly by orbital parts of the FRONTAL BONE and the lesser wings of the SPHENOID BONE.
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D035262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.150 A02.835.232.781.750.150
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Anterior" by people in Profiles.
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The transconjunctival transorbital approach: a keyhole approach to the midline anterior skull base. World Neurosurg. 2013 Dec; 80(6):864-71.
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Craniofacial resection of midline anterior skull base malignancies: a reassessment of outcomes in the modern era. World Neurosurg. 2012 Jul; 78(1-2):128-36.
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A modified frontal-nasal-orbital approach to midline lesions of the anterior cranial fossa and skull base: technical note with case illustrations. Neurosurg Rev. 2010 Jan; 33(1):63-70.
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Intraorbital arteriovenous malformation: issues in surgical management. J Craniofac Surg. 2007 Sep; 18(5):1091-3.
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Expansion of arachnoid cysts in children: report of two cases and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2005 Apr; 102(3 Suppl):314-7.