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-0034-63763 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…
