Importance of the perforating arteries in the proximal part of the PICA for surgical approaches to the brain stem and fourth ventricle - an anatomical study

KAYACI S., ÇAĞLAR Y. Ş., Bas O., Ozveren M. F.

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, cilt.115, sa.10, ss.2153-2158, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 115 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.08.005
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2153-2158
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anatomical variation, Brain stem, Fourth ventricle, Posterior inferior cerebellar artery, Perforating artery, INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY, CEREBELLOMEDULLARY FISSURE, TELOVELAR APPROACH, MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY, MEDULLARY INFARCTION, EXTRADURAL ORIGIN, TUMORS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the perforating arteries (PAs) in the proximal part of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) for surgical approaches to the brain stem and fourth ventricle, and to stress their importance in microsurgical procedures.