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2 Steps Improve Your Transcranial Approach To Orbit Accuracy

Published on Fri Aug 02, 2013

Tip: Confirm craniotomy and procedure for orbital pathology. When your neurosurgeon accesses orbital lesions using a transcranial approach, you’ll need to ascertain what procedure in specific your surgeon performed for the orbital pathology. Do not forget to locate the exact details in the surgical note that help you to confirm the transcranial approach to the orbit. Step 1: Confirm Craniotomy [...]
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