10.1055/b-0040-177315 1 The Philosophy of Microsurgical Practice: Four Founding Principles Inherited from the Great ThinkersEvgenii Belykh and Peter Nakaji Abstract The philosophy of microsurgical training is underpinned by four essential…
10.1055/b-0034-63759 11 Preauricular Transzygomatic Approach to the Anterior Infratemporal Fossa and Middle Infratemporal Fossa The preauricular transzygomatic anterior infratemporal fossa approach affords the surgeon access to the infratemporal and pterygoid…
10.1055/b-0034-63760 12 Middle Fossa Rhomboid Approach (Anterior Petrosectomy) The anterior petrosectomy is a versatile exposure. It is often combined with a subtemporal exposure to increase the surgical corridor. Variations of…
10.1055/b-0034-63768 20 Lateral Suboccipital Approach: Superior, Middle, and Inferior Cerebellopontine Angle Approach The suboccipital craniotomy has been the “standard” approach to lesions within the posterior fossa. This remains an excellent…
10.1055/b-0034-63765 17 Total Petrosectomy with Partial Clivectomy The total petrosectomy is the ultimate procedure for viewing the front of the brainstem. Unlike anterior approaches through the face, this exposure affords…
10.1055/b-0034-63761 13 Anatomy for Posterolateral Skull Base Surgery Before operating on the petrous bone, the surgeon should have mastered the three dimensional anatomy of the temporal bone. In this chapter,…
10.1055/b-0034-63762 14 Transmastoid Approach: Retrolabyrinthine, Translabyrinthine, and Transcochlear Approaches The retrolabyrinthine, translabyrinthine, and transcochlear approaches offer the surgeon progressively flatter trajectories to the clivus. These approaches are usually combined with…
10.1055/b-0034-63767 19 Transcondylar Transtubercular Approach The concepts and surgical trajectories of the extreme lateral infrajugular transcondylar-transtubercular exposure (ELITE) and the transjugular approach are totally different. ELITE is a dorsolateral approach…
10.1055/b-0034-63763 15 Combined Petrosal Approach The combined petrosal approach affords the surgeon a view of the petroclival region extending from the posterior cavernous sinus to the lower cranial nerves, and…
10.1055/b-0034-63766 18 Anatomy for Posterior Skull Base Surgery Surgeons approaching the posterior fossa should be familiar with the extracranial anatomy. The posterior neck muscles can be divided into three overlapping…
