Comparison of the Retrosigmoid Suprameatal and Anterior Subtemporal Transpetrosal Approaches After Full Exposure of the Internal Acoustic Meatus
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Surgical approaches to the ventral brainstem and petroclival regions are complex, and standard retrosigmoid and subtemporal approaches are often inadequate. Retrosigmoid suprameatal tubercle (RSMTA) and anterior subtemporal transpetrosal (ASTA) approaches may provide extended surgical exposure with less brain retraction. The objective of this study was to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of RSMTA vs ASTA, and illustrate the surgical corridors and 3-dimensional microsurgical anatomy of the related structures. METHODS: Four silicone-injected adult cadaver heads (8 sides) were dissected to evaluate the accessibility of lesions located at the petrous apex, ventral brainstem, and pontomedullary region using ASTA and RSTMA. RESULTS: Both ASTA and RSMTA provide access from the petrous apex to the ventral lower pons and pontomedullary junction. A greater extent of safely resected bone was found in ASTA vs RSMTA. ASTA provides a larger surgical view to the ventrolateral midpons, peritrigeminal region, superior neurovascular complex, pontomesencephalic junction, and posterior cavernous sinus. Meanwhile, through cranial nerve V mobilization, RSMTA provides a larger surgical view to the lower half part of the pons, ventrolateral part of the pontomedullary junction, and middle and lower neurovascular structures. CONCLUSION: The choice of surgical approach is determined by considering the area where the lesion originates, lesion size, the anatomic structures to which it extends, and evaluation of the area that can be surgically exposed. Our study highlights the differences between these approaches and important surgical anatomic considerations.| Reference Key |
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| Authors | Mustafa Eren Yüncü; Ali Karadağ; Sarper Polat; Mahmut Çamlar; Berra Bilgin; A. Quiñones-Hinojosa; E. Middlebrooks; Füsun Özer; N. Tanriover |
| Journal | Operative Neurosurgery |
| Year | 2023 |
| DOI | 10.1227/ons.0000000000000752 |
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