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The Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Treatment of Craniovertebral Junction Pathologies: A Minimally Invasive but not Minimal-Risk Approach

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New Trends in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery

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  1. Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Massimiliano Visocchi, Francesco Signorelli & Alessandro Olivi

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

    Chenlong Liao

  3. Institute of Otolaryngology, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Mario Rigante & Gaetano Paludetti

  4. Department of Neurological Surgery, Policlinico “G. Rodolico” University Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Giuseppe Barbagallo

  5. Interdisciplinary Research Center on Brain Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Giuseppe Barbagallo

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Visocchi, M. et al. (2019). The Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Treatment of Craniovertebral Junction Pathologies: A Minimally Invasive but not Minimal-Risk Approach. In: Visocchi, M. (eds) New Trends in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 125. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_31

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