Increasing exposure of the petrous internal carotid artery for revascularization using the transzygomatic extended middle fossa approach: a cadaveric morphometric study

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College School of Medicine
Department Neurosurgery
Creator Couldwell, William T.
Other Author Liu, James K.; Fukushima, Takanori; Sameshima, Tetsuro; Al-Mefty, Ossama
Title Increasing exposure of the petrous internal carotid artery for revascularization using the transzygomatic extended middle fossa approach: a cadaveric morphometric study
Date 2006
Description When internal carotid artery (ICA) sacrifice is planned in the management of difficult tumors or aneurysms at the cranial base, the petrous ICA may be a useful site for anastomosis for interpositional vascular bypass. However, exposure of the artery and performing an anastomosis in this region may be technically challenging because of the narrow working corridor. The authors describe a transzygomatic extended middle fossa approach that maximizes the exposure of the petrous ICA for performing the difficult anastomosis.
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Publisher Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
First Page 309
Last Page 319
Subject Revascularization; Internal carotid artery; Cranial base tumors; Giant aneurysms; Interpositional bypass; Surgical approach; Middle fossa
Subject LCSH Cerebral revascularization; Brain -- Tumors -- Surgery
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Liu, J. K., Fukushima, T., Sameshima, T., Al-Mefty, O., & Couldwell, W. T. (2006). Increasing exposure of the petrous internal carotid artery for revascularization using the transzygomatic extended middle fossa approach: a cadaveric morphometric study. Neurosurgery, 59(4 Suppl 2), ONS-309-19.
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