Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
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Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Nov 1999
[Transpetrosal presigmoid approach for removal of giant petroclival tumors].
To discuss the operative technique, advantage and postoperative complications in 41 patients with giant petroclival tumors treated with the supra- and infratentorial transpetrousal presigmoid approach. ⋯ This approach can expose sufficiently the petroclival region. It can also reveal the area of adjacent sella, interpeduncular and formen magnum, and homolateral III-XIIth cranial nerves. The postoperative complications may be related to operative techniues and tumorous characteristics.