title: A new dural elevator for use during removal of the sphenoid wing. Technical note.
abstract: A new dural elevator is described that simultaneously lifts and retracts the dura from the frontal and temporal surfaces of the sphenoid wing, allowing safe removal of this structure during pterional craniotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004388:Dura Mater; D006801:Humans; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*