Posterior Fossa

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PF
Pronunciation
/ˌpɒsˈtɪəriər ˈfɒsə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. The patient underwent midline posterior fossa craniotomy and tumor excision, with prompt relief of gaze palsy.
  2. Objective To assess the techniques and materials of dural closure and reconstruction of posterior fossa.
  3. The typical imaging findings of intracranial hypotension are : sagging of posterior fossa structures and diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement.
  4. Suboccipital craniotomy for posterior fossa lesions
  5. Gliomas in children, therefore, are most common in the posterior fossa.

Other meanings of PF

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Plain Film Medical
Plasma Factor Medical