Two cases of ventral midbrain cavernous malformations successfully removed through orbitozygomatic interpeduncular approach

Ventral midbrain cavernous malformations are rare, and annual bleeding rate is higher than supratentorial lesions. Rebleeding rate is also high if surgical resection is incomplete. The ventral midbrain is deeply located and surrounded by many perforators, which make the approach to this region diffi...

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Main Authors: Keiichi Tsuji, Naoki Nitta, Kenji Takagi, Toshihiro Yokoi, Kazuhiko Nozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751916300147