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Case Reports
Occipital bi-transtentorial/falcine approach for falcotentorial meningioma: case report.
- Sebastião Gusmão, Marcelo Magaldi Oliveira, Aluízio Arantes, Tales Henrique Ulhoa, and Eric Grossi Morato.
- Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
- Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006 Mar 1;64(1):136-8.
AbstractLesions located in the bilateral posterior incisural space are difficult to treat due to limited exposure. The classical approaches to this area are limited for lesions located bilaterally and especially when the lesion extends also below the tentorium as it may occur with meningiomas. Kawashima et al. reported, in anatomic studies, a new occipital transtentorial approach: the occipital bi-transtentorial/falcine approach, to treat such lesions. We present a patient with a large falcotentorial meningioma, located bilaterally in the posterior incisural space. The occipital bi-transtentorial/falcine approach allowed an excellent surgical exposure and complete tumor removal with an excellent patient outcome.
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