title: [Endoscopic anatomy of the terminal portion of the basilar artery and its distal perforating branches].
abstract: The aim of this study was to describe and highlight the endoscopic anatomy of the tip of the basilar artery and its perforating branches. Knowledges of the anatomy are crucial for neurosurgeons to avoid pitfalls during endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et d'Organogenèse, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, Amiens, France. jojo.peltier@caramail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fichten
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Havet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Foulon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mertl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Gars
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laude
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008578:Meninges / Q000098:blood supply; D044583:Neuroendoscopy; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply