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Journal of neurosurgery · Feb 2023
Median trans-atlanto-occipital membrane microsurgical approach to the posterior cranial fossa without craniotomy.
- David Pitskhelauri, Rinat Sufianov, Alexander Konovalov, Igor Pronin, and Alexander Sanikidze.
- 1Department of Neurooncology, N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow; and.
- J. Neurosurg. 2023 Feb 1; 138 (2): 374381374-381.
AbstractMinimally invasive approaches are becoming increasingly popular and contributing to improving the results of the surgical treatment of a wide variety of intracranial pathologies. Fifteen patients with posterior cranial fossa tumors underwent microsurgery through the atlanto-occipital membrane without resection of any bone structures. Tumors were localized in the brainstem in 8 patients and in the fourth ventricle in 7 patients. According to preoperative MRI and CT scans, the distance between the posterior arch of the atlas and the opisthion ranged from 9.9 to 16.5 mm (median 13 mm). The surgery was performed with the patient in the prone position and the head flexed. The trajectory of the surgical approach was directed from the skin incision located above the C2 spinous process 3.5-4 cm rostral along the midline. Total tumor resection was performed in 10 patients, subtotal resection in 2 patients, partial resection in 1 patient, and open biopsy in 2 patients. Surgical complications occurred in only 1 patient (meningoencephalitis). This minimally invasive trans-atlanto-occipital membrane approach for posterior cranial fossa tumors provides adequate visualization of the caudal part of the fourth ventricle and brainstem when the anthropometric parameters of the patient are suitable.
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