The Petrosal Approach: Indications, Technique, and Results
- 1 January 1991
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 53, 166-170
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9183-5_27
Abstract
Surgical access to the clivus and petrous apex remains a formidable challenge. Intradural tumours at the clivus and petroclival area are superbly exposed via the petrosal approach described here. To date, we have operated on 33 patients having benign tumours using this approach. Total removal was achieved in all patients except 3 with meningiomas. There was no mortality, morbidity included 1 patient with hemiparesis and several with cranial nerve deficits.Keywords
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