Anatomy of the Skull Base and Related Structures: Elements of Surgical Anatomy
2 Anatomy of the Skull Base and Related Structures: Elements of Surgical Anatomy Skull Definitions The skull has two components: Neurocranium (“braincase”): houses the brain. Splanchnocranium (or viscerocranium): formed by…
Posterior Skull Base Surgery
22 Posterior Skull Base Surgery Posterior Skull Base Review the anatomy of the posterior fossa and cerebellopontine angle (CPA) in Chapter 2 and see Fig. 2.9, page 30. Surgical conditions…
Transcranial Approaches to the Skull Base
14 Transcranial Approaches to the Skull Base 14.1 Presurgical Considerations Regarding the Approach When deciding on a surgical approach to the skull base, the surgeon must consider the lesion, the…
