"Cranial Fossa, Posterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Posterior" by people in Profiles.
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Divergence insufficiency alleviated by posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty in a patient with Chiari type 1.5 malformation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Nov 01; 22(5):504-507.
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Delayed Carotid Pseudoaneurysms from Iatrogenic Clival Meningeal Branches Avulsion: Recognition and Proposed Management. World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug; 104:736-744.
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Macroglossia associated with brainstem injury. Neurocrit Care. 2014 Feb; 20(1):106-10.
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True petroclival meningiomas: results of surgical management. J Neurosurg. 2014 Jan; 120(1):40-51.
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Detection of important venous collaterals by computed tomography venogram in multisutural synostosis. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2007 Dec; 107(6 Suppl):508-10.