Transpetrosal approaches are known to be associated with a significant risk of
complications, including CSF leak, facial palsy, hearing impairment, venous injury, and/or …

Objective: Superior eyelid endoscopic transorbital approach (SETOA) is nowadays gaining
progressive application in neurosurgical scenario. Both anatomic and clinical reports have …

Background The combined transpetrosal approach (CTPA) is a versatile technique suitable
for challenging skull base pathologies. Despite the advantages provided by a wide surgical …

OBJECTIVE The anterior transpetrosal approach using a microscope to provide wider
access to the petrous apex region has been described for radical resection of lesions of the …

To identify the characteristics of feeding arteries in skull base meningioma including location
and prevalence, we evaluated the distributions and types of feeding arteries in skull base …

Objective Our retrospective study aimed to investigate the relation of clinical features with
surgical resection degree and prognosis of petroclival meningioma (PCM) whose main body …

Extended anterior transpetrosal approach (ATPA) includes drilling the petrous bone to
achieve maximal exposure of the petroclival region. Injuring of surrounding neurovascular …

Background A 70-year male had previous gamma knife (GK) for left cavernous sinus and
Meckel's cave meningioma for facial numbness. He presented 11 years later with facial pain …

No previous study has histopathologically investigated whether a meningioma capsule
presents with tumor cells. We investigated which types of tumor capsules (TCs) included …

Background: Combined transpetrosal approach (CTP) is often used for large lesions in the
posterior cranial fossa (PCF). Although CTP provides a wide surgical corridor, it has …