Purely endoscopic subtemporal keyhole anterior transpetrosal approach to access the petrous apex region: surgical techniques and early results

CONCLUSIONS: An eATPA allows a direct route to access Meckel's cave and posterior cranial fossa lesions similar to conventional mATPA, with shortening the operative time and reducing the risk of postoperative temporal lobe edema. This eATPA is considered one of the new surgical techniques that can be expected to develop in the future.PMID:38579340 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS231774

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Hiroki Morisako Tsuyoshi Sasaki Masaki Ikegami Yuta Tanoue Hiroki Ohata Sachin Ranganatha Goudihalli Juan Carlos Fernandez-Miranda Kenji Ohata Takeo Goto Source Type: research