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Incidence and purpose of the clival canal, a “neglected” skull base canal

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece

    George K. Paraskevas & Orestis M. Ioannidis

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Hippokratio General Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos

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Paraskevas, G.K., Tsitsopoulos, P.P. & Ioannidis, O.M. Incidence and purpose of the clival canal, a “neglected” skull base canal. Acta Neurochir 155, 139–140 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1570-3

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