Wide opening of the uvulo-tonsillar space to facilitate early intraoperative control of feeding arteries in fourth ventricular tumor surgery: How I do it
This technique enables early interruption of PICA feeders, allowing safe and effective devascularization of fourth ventricular tumors with abundant arterial supply.
Authors
- Masahide Matsuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-0374)
- Akinari Yamano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7623-4916)
- Eiichi Ishikawa
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Institute of Applied Biochemistry (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Neurochirurgica
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-026-06798-3
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00