Middle fossa approach for a facial nerve schwannoma: how I do it
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DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05199-6
Abstract: Facial nerve schwannomas can extend to the middle fossa or the cerebellopontine angle through the labyrinthine and cisternal segments of the facial nerve. The middle fossa approach (MFA) and its extensions provide a wide approach… read more here.
Keywords: nerve; middle fossa; facial nerve; nerve schwannoma ... See more keywords
Minimally invasive repair of tegmen defects through a keyhole middle fossa approach to reduce hospitalization.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.09.114
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The middle fossa craniotomy for tegmen defect repair provides wide access. This approach often requires temporal lobe manipulation, lumbar drain placement, and longer recovery. We describe a keyhole middle fossa approach with a simple… read more here.
Keywords: middle fossa; fossa approach; keyhole middle; repair ... See more keywords
Severe intracranial hypotension after a middle fossa approach for spontaneous otogenic pneumocephalus. Case report.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.269
Abstract: BACKGROUND Spontaneous otogenic pneumocephalus is a rare condition, caused by erosion of the tegmen tympani with subsequent entrance of air into the intracranial space. Its pathogenesis is thought to involve a previous state of intracranial… read more here.
Keywords: middle fossa; spontaneous otogenic; otogenic pneumocephalus; fossa approach ... See more keywords