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Endovascular therapy of vascular lesions of the cavernous sinus. Experience with 129 cases

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The Cavernous Sinus

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The relationship of the cavernous sinus with the brain, orbit, sella turcica, mastoid, and middle ear makes this structure of special interest to the neurologist, neurosurgeon, ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist and endocrinologist.

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  1. Interventional Neuroradiology, U.C.L.A. Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

    F. Viñuela & P. Lylyk

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  1. F. Viñuela
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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

    Vinko V. Dolenc M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Viñuela, F., Lylyk, P. (1987). Endovascular therapy of vascular lesions of the cavernous sinus. Experience with 129 cases. In: Dolenc, V.V. (eds) The Cavernous Sinus. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6982-7_15

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