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Subtonsillar-transcerebellomedullary approach to lesions involving the fourth ventricle, the cerebellomedullary fissure and the lateral brainstem

I. M. ZIYAL, L. N. SEKHAR, E. SALAS Department of Neurological Surger y,The GeorgeWashington University Medical Center,Washington DC, USA
Pages 276-284 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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