6   The Translabyrinthine Approach to the Skull Base William H. Slattery   The translabyrinthine approach is the most direct approach to the cerebellopontine angle. It was first used by…

17   The Fine Points of Posterior Fossa Surgery William E. Hitselberger, Marc S. Schwartz, and Rick A. Friedman   This final chapter enumerates the surgical techniques that we have…

11   The Fisch Infratemporal Fossa Approach: Types B and C Derald E. Brackmann and Robert D. Cullen   The infratemporal fossa is a well-guarded area of the skull base….

8   The Combined Petrosal Approach to the Petroclival Region Rick A. Friedman, Marc S. Schwartz, and Eric P. Wilkinson   The petroclival region represents one of the most difficult…

4   The Infracochlear/Infralabyrinthine Approach to the Petrous Apex Derald E. Brackmann and J. Walter Kutz, Jr.   Before the antibiotic era, infections were the most common lesions of the…

10   The Fisch Infratemporal Fossa Approach: Type A William H. Slattery and J. Walter Kutz, Jr.   The infratemporal fossa type A approach allows safe access to the infralabyrinthine…

7   The Transcochlear Approach to Cerebellopontine Angle and Clivus Lesions Antonio De la Cruz, Karen Borne Teufert, and Jose N. Fayad   The transcochlear approach is the most direct…

9   The Far Lateral Approach Gregory P. Lekovic, Marc S. Schwartz, and Rick A. Friedman   The far lateral approach is less a single surgical approach than a family…

2   The Subtemporal Approach Marc S. Schwartz   The subtemporal approach to skull base lesions may be utilized to gain access to pathology that extends along the floor of…

12   The Preauricular Infratemporal Approach Rick A. Friedman and James Lin   The preauricular infratemporal fossa (ITF) is not directly accessible owing to its lateral borders. In the last…