"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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing Outcomes and Billing Costs of Middle Cranial Fossa and Transmastoid Approaches for Otogenic Encephalocele and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair. Otol Neurotol. 2022 08 01; 43(7):e753-e759.
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Repair of Temporal Bone Defects via the Middle Cranial Fossa Approach: Treatment of 2 Pathologies With 1 Operation. Neurosurgery. 2019 06 01; 84(6):1290-1295.
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Occult middle fossa encephaloceles in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. World Neurosurg. 2010 May; 73(5):541-6.