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Sacrificing the superior petrosal vein during microvascular decompression. Is it safe? Learning the hard way. Case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Venous infarction as a complication of microvascular decompression (MVD) is a recognized but extremely rare occurrence in an otherwise standard neurosurgical procedure. Sacrificing one or more veins is considered safe by majority of experienced surgeons and authors. However, in the recen...

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Autores principales: Anichini, Giulio, Iqbal, Mazhar, Rafiq, Nasir Muhammad, Ironside, James W., Kamel, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313970
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.183520