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This chapter focuses on the step-by-step lateral approach to the cervical vertebral artery (VA) V2 segment or transversary segment. This segment starts usually at the transverse process of C6 and extends up to the C2 transverse process (1–3).
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Bruneau, M., George, B. (2011). The lateral approach to the V2 segment of the vertebral artery. In: Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-89787-0_13
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