Background Meningiomas arising from the petroclival area remain a challenge for
neurosurgeons. Various approaches have been proposed to achieve maximum resection …

Background: Meningiomas arising from the petroclival area remain a challenge for
neurosurgeons. Various approaches have been proposed to achieve maximum resection …

OBJECTIVE Petroclival meningiomas (PCMs) remain difficult to remove, and radical tumor
resection continues to pose a relatively high risk of neurological morbidity in patients with …

Object The combined petrosal approach is a suitable technique for the resection of medium-
to-large petroclival meningiomas (PCMs). Multiple technical modifications have been …

Background The profound understanding of anterior transpetrosal approach (ATPA) is
increasingly used to treat petroclival meningiomas (PCMs). We introduce the evolution of …

Petroclival meningiomas are technically challenging lesions. The authors retrospectively
analyzed their experience between 2000 and 2010 in 82 patients with petroclival …

Background Petroclival meningiomas are one of the most challenging tumors to be operated
in the realm of neurosurgery. Many approaches have been developed over the years …

Background An anterior transpetrosal approach (ATPA) is suitable for treating upper
petroclival lesions. However, the limit of the ATPA is reached when the tumor extends …

With the advent of microsurgery and surgical techniques, along with the improvement in
neuroimaging techniques and the microanatomy in cadaver study, improvement in terms of …

OBJECT Petroclival meningiomas are among the most challenging intracranial tumors to
treat surgically. Many skull base approaches have been described to improve resection and …