"Cranial Fossa, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The compartment containing the inferior part and anterior extremities of the frontal lobes (FRONTAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. It is formed mainly by orbital parts of the FRONTAL BONE and the lesser wings of the SPHENOID BONE.
MeSH Number(s)
A01.456.830.150
A02.835.232.781.750.150
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Anterior" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Cranial Fossa, Anterior" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Anterior" by people in Profiles.
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Transpalpebral Eyelid Approach for Supraorbital Frontal Craniotomy and Access to the Anterior Cranial Fossa. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 03 01; 151(3):463e-468e.
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Natural history, angiographic presentation and outcomes of anterior cranial fossa dural arteriovenous fistulas. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 Sep; 15(9):903-908.
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The different concepts of surgical managements between anterior and lateral skull base reconstructions based on surgical purposes. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2022 Apr; 49(2):271-278.
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Endoscopic endonasal approaches to infratemporal fossa tumors: a classification system and case series. Laryngoscope. 2014 Nov; 124(11):2443-50.
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Maxillary swing approach for extended infratemporal fossa tumors. Laryngoscope. 2013 Jul; 123(7):1607-11.
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Rhombencephalosynapsis: embryopathology and management strategies of associated neurosurgical conditions with a review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Mar; 11(3):320-6.
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Celebrating the golden anniversary of anterior skull base surgery: reflections on the past 50 years and its historical evolution. Laryngoscope. 2013 Jan; 123(1):64-72.
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The bipedicled anterior septal flap: a radioanatomic and cadaveric study. Laryngoscope. 2011 Jul; 121(7):1367-71.
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Craniofacial approach for anterior skull-base lesions. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Sep; 18(2):151-60.
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Proton radiation therapy for primary sphenoid sinus malignancies: treatment outcome and prognostic factors. Head Neck. 2009 Oct; 31(10):1297-308.