Surgical Anatomy of the Retrosigmoid Approach with Endoscopic-Assisted Reverse Anterior Petrosectomy: Optimizing Meckel's Cave Access from the Posterior Fossa
A coronal plane from the posterior genu of the cavernous ICA and a sagittal plane to the common crus of the semicircular canals can define the area of MCF accessed by the EA-RAP. Drilling of the temporal bone should be carefully customized according to the patient and can be aided by endoscopic assistance for direct visualization to minimize the risk of injuries to ICA.
Authors
- Fábio Torregrossa
- Luciano Leonel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-4055)
- Alessandro De Bonis
- Danielle Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5004-1033)
- Pietro Mortini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2320-2281)
- Michael J. Link
- María Peris Celda
- D Colin
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Inova Fairfax Hospital (US)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2461-5608
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00