The occipital transtentorial approach (OTA), which is often applied for superior cerebellar lesions, has an inevitable risk of homonymous hemianopsia due to the retraction lobe. endoscopic provides increased visibility surgical field wide-angled panoramic view and minimally invasive in approaching deep brain lesions compared conventional microscopic approach. However, little known regarding OTA...

Stapedius and tensor tympani tenotomy is a relatively simple surgical procedure commonly performed to control pulsatile tinnitus due to middle ear myoclonus and for several other indications. We designed a cadaveric study to assess the feasibility of an entirely endoscopic approach to stapedius and tensor tympani tenotomy. We performed this endoscopic ear surgery in 10 cadaveric temporal bones ...