title: Heinrich Bircher (1850-1923) and the first description of a surgical approach to the cavernous sinus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Christoph J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Griessenauer
authors.forename: Martin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: Mohammadali M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shoja
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000266:history*