The pterional craniotomy: tips and tricks

This review intended to describe in a didactic and practical manner the frontotemporosphenoidal craniotomy, which is usually known as pterional craniotomy and constitute the cranial approach mostly utilized in the modern neurosurgery. This is, then, basically a descriptive text, divided according to...

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Published in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 70; no. 9; pp. 727 - 732
Main Authors:	Chaddad-Neto, Feres, Campos Filho, José Maria, Dória-Netto, Hugo Leonardo, Faria, Mario H, Ribas, Guilherme Carvalhal, Oliveira, Evandro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01-09-2012 Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects:	craniotomia Craniotomy - methods Dissection Frontal Bone - surgery Humans Medical Illustration microcirurgia Microsurgery - methods neurocirurgia NEUROSCIENCES Neurosurgery Osteotomy - methods Patient Positioning - methods PSYCHIATRY Skull Sphenoid Bone - surgery Temporal Bone - surgery microcirurgia craniotomia neurocirurgia microsurgery neurosurgery craniotomy
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Summary:	This review intended to describe in a didactic and practical manner the frontotemporosphenoidal craniotomy, which is usually known as pterional craniotomy and constitute the cranial approach mostly utilized in the modern neurosurgery. This is, then, basically a descriptive text, divided according to the main stages involved in this procedure, and describes with details how the authors currently perform this craniotomy.
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ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 1678-4227 0004-282X
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-282X2012000900015