The Far Lateral Approach
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…
The Subtemporal Approach
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…
The Preauricular Infratemporal Approach
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…
Temporal Bone Resection
13 Temporal Bone Resection Antonio De la Cruz and James Lin Temporal bone malignancies arise from different areas: primary from the external ear canal, primary from the middle…
The Retrosigmoid Approach
5 The Retrosigmoid Approach Jose N. Fayad, Rick A. Friedman, and Marc S. Schwartz The retrosigmoid approach represents a modification of the classic suboccipital approach. Krause and others…
Auditory Brainstem Implants
16 Auditory Brainstem Implants Jose N. Fayad, William M. Luxford, Derald E. Brackmann, and William E. Hitselberger Overview In 1979, William F. House and William E. Hitselberger implanted…
Microvascular Cranial Nerve Decompression
14 Microvascular Cranial Nerve Decompression Marc S. Schwartz and Derald E. Brackmann The scope of lateral skull base surgery includes surgical treatment of the group of disorders known…
Complications of Neurotologic Surgery
15 Complications of Neurotologic Surgery John W. House and Robert D. Cullen The treatment of vestibular schwannomas (VSs) and other skull base lesions has evolved quite remarkably since…
