Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a major complication after elective neurosurgical
procedures. The aim of this systematic literature review is to summarize the incidence rates …

To determine a rapid and accurate method for locating the keypoint and “keyhole” in the
suboccipital retrosigmoid keyhole approach.(1) Twelve adult skull specimens were selected …

Microneurosurgery made its debut in the early 1960s. It became popular quickly in the
medical field and soon became a primary method in neurosurgery, as it improved the …

Background Endoscopy is now a staple of any neurosurgical practice. The versatility of this
approach and gratifying results has resulted in its increased popularity. The objective of this …

Objective Recently, in modern neurosurgery, a tendency toward low-traumatic surgical
approaches has become clear. To provide a minimal degree of injury to the brain tissue, we …

Objective We describe and quantitatively assess minimally invasive keyhole retrosigmoid
approaches targeted to the upper, middle, and lower cranial nerve (CN) complexes of the …

Background: Keyhole craniotomies are increasingly being used for lesions of the skull base.
Here we review our recent experience with these approaches for resection of intracranial …

Object Vestibular nerve sectioning is an accepted surgical treatment option for patients with
medically refractory Ménière disease. In this paper the authors introduce and evaluate a 2 …

Introduction and objectives To determine the safety and efficacy of endoscopic keyhole
surgery in patients with cerebellopontine angle tumours. Materials and methods This was a …

The use of the endoscope in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) has been suggested to
minimize cerebellar retraction and reduce the size of the craniotomy. 3D endoscopy …