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Petrobasilar, petroclival, or petrosphenoidal canal of the abducens nerve

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  1. Research Department, Accademia di Osteopatia e Anatomia (A.O.A.), Via Martiri della Loggia 31, 76123, Andria, BT, Italy

    Gianfranco Pizzolorusso, Andrea Cirotti & Felice Pizzolorusso

  2. Research Department, Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale – Marche (A.I.O.T. Marche), Via Einaudi 108, 62012, Civitanova Marche, MC, Italy

    Gianfranco Pizzolorusso, Andrea Cirotti & Felice Pizzolorusso

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Pizzolorusso, G., Cirotti, A. & Pizzolorusso, F. Petrobasilar, petroclival, or petrosphenoidal canal of the abducens nerve. Acta Neurochir 159, 2147–2148 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-017-3327-5

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