Object Jugular foramen tumors are rare skull base lesions that present diagnostic and
complex management problems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of patients …

OBJECTIVE: Bertolotti's syndrome is a spine disorder characterized by the occurrence of a
congenital lumbar transverse mega-apophysis in a transitional vertebral body that usually …

Pedicle screws are widely used for instrumentation of the thoracolumbar spine. The anatomic
studies performed in the last two decades, detailing the complex morphometry and three-…

… In this article, Ramina et al. have presented their extensive experience with tumors involving
the jugular foramen, including paragangliomas, schwannomas, chordomas, meningiomas, …

Objective The suboccipital lateral or retrosigmoid approach is the main neurosurgical
approach to the cerebellopontine angle (CPA). It is mainly used in the treatment of CPA tumors …

… The fo ramina ovale and rotundum are located ~ 2–5 mm super oanteriorly and 10–12 mm
… Hedeman LS, Lewinsky BS, Lochridge GK, Trevor R: Prima ry malignant schwannoma of the …

PURPOSE: To fabricate a three-dimensional biomodels of intracranial aneurysms, using rapid
prototyping technology, to facilitate optimal anatomical visualization of aneurysms prior to …

Background Different methods of cranioplasty for the reconstruction of bony skull defects
exist. In the absence of the autologous bone flap, a customised manufactured implant may be …

Treatment of large petroclival meningiomas causing brain stem compression is surgical
removal followed by radiotherapy or radiosurgery if the lesion was partially resected. The …

PURPOSE: In recent years there have been many attempts to define a subset of aggressive
malignant meningiomas based on histopathology and imaging technologies. The purpose of …