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A further case of successful removal of an intrapontine haematoma related to a cryptic angioma is described. With a CT scan, the most accurate anatomical localization of the lesion may be obtained.
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Pau, A., Viale, E.S. & Turtas, S. Surgical removal of a pontine haematoma associated with a cryptic angioma. Acta neurochir 50, 299–303 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808528
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