"Cranial Fossa, Middle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The compartment containing the anterior extremities and half the inferior surface of the temporal lobes (TEMPORAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. Lying posterior and inferior to the anterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, ANTERIOR), it is formed by part of the TEMPORAL BONE and SPHENOID BONE. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) by crests formed by the superior borders of the petrous parts of the temporal bones.
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D035301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.165 A02.835.232.781.750.165
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Treatment of tegmen dehiscence using a middle fossa approach and autologous temporalis fascia graft: Outcomes from a single center. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2022 08; 219:107331.
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Fetal Bovine Collagen Grafts for Repair of Tegmen Defects and Encephaloceles Via Middle Cranial Fossa Approach. Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Jun; 100(3_suppl):347S-351S.
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Combined petrosal approach. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Oct; 26(5):293-301.
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Middle Cranial Fossa Dehiscence as an Incidental Finding on CT. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Sep; 125(9):729-33.
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In response to Spontaneous middle cranial fossa cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea in adults. Laryngoscope. 2016 10; 126(10):E344.
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Spontaneous middle cranial fossa cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea in adults. Laryngoscope. 2016 Feb; 126(2):464-8.
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Bilateral middle cranial fossa encephaloceles presenting as conductive hearing loss. Ear Nose Throat J. 2013 Dec; 92(12):E14-6.
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Postoperative imaging of vestibular schwannomas. Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Sep; 33(3):E18.
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A microanatomical map of the structures hidden in the middle fossa based on the facial nerve hiatus: measurements and their variability. Clin Anat. 2013 May; 26(4):436-43.
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Analysis of differences in the cranial base and facial skeleton of patients with lambdoid synostosis and deformational plagiocephaly. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan; 127(1):303-312.