Skull base approaches in neurosurgery

Skull base approaches in neurosurgery

The skull base surgery is one of the most demanding surgeries. There are different structures that can be injured easily, by operating in the skull base. It is very important for the neurosurgeon to choose the right approach in order to reach the lesion without harming the other intact structures. Due to the pioneering work of Cushing, Hirsch, Yasargil, Krause, Dandy and other dedicated neurosu...

Skull base approaches in the pediatric population.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the surgical, oncologic, and developmental results of infants and children undergoing extirpation of skull base tumors. METHODS Sixty-seven children aged 0.5 to 18 years (mean, 11 years) who were operated on during a 6-year period made up the study cohort. Eighteen cases (27%) involved malignant tumors, and 49 (73%) involved benign tumors. The most commo...

Skull Base Approaches for Vertebro-Basilar Aneurysms

Lateral approaches to the skull base

Progress in the study of skull base anatomy and the different lesions involving it has led to more and more precise knowledge of the site. New diagnostic tools have allowed better definition of various diseases, and the use of an operative microscope and modern surgical instruments have all contributed to the development of microsurgery of the skull base. Refinements in microsurgical techniques...

[Orbitozygomatic approaches to the skull base].

The paper is written in the lecture format and dedicated to one of the main basal approaches, the orbitozygomatic approach, that has been widely used by neurosurgeons for several decades. The authors describe the historical background of the approach development and the surgical technique features and also analyze the published data about application of the orbitozygomatic approach in surgery f...