Skull Base Surgery of the Posterior Fossa

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This text provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of surgical approaches to lesions of the posterior fossa. It will serve as a resource for neurosurgeons and otologists who treat patients with tumors and vascular diseases of the posterior fossa. It provides a concise review of surgical strategies that address the most important pathologies affecting the posterior fossa. It is richly illustrated with photographs and illustrations of the surgical strategies covered. All chapters are written by experts with world-wide recognition for their contributions in their respective subspecialty. Skull Base Surgery of the Posterior Fossa will be of great utility to Neurosurgeons, Otolaryngologists, and Radiation Therapists with an interest in diseases that affect the posterior fossa, as well as Senior Residents in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, and Fellows of Skull Base Surgery and Otology. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Surgical Anatomy of the Posterior Fossa (Jaafar Basma, Jeffrey Sorenson)....Pages 3-24 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 Retrosigmoid Craniotomy and Its Variants (Christian Bowers, Olaide O. Ajayi, Kevin A. Reinard, Daniel R. Klinger, Johnny B. Delashaw, Shane Tubbs et al.)....Pages 27-35 Middle Fossa and Translabyrinthine Approaches (Justin C. Sowder, Breanne L. Schiffer, Richard K. Gurgel, Clough Shelton)....Pages 37-53 Posterior and Combined Petrosal Approaches (David Aum, Omar Arnaout, Marcio S. Rassi, Walid Ibn Essayed, Ossama Al-Mefty)....Pages 55-63 Far Lateral Approach and Its Variants (Karolyn Au, Angela M. Richardson, Jacques Morcos)....Pages 65-73 Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Posterior Fossa Tumors (André Beer-Furlan, Alexandre B. Todeschini, Ricardo L. Carrau, Daniel M. Prevedello)....Pages 75-86 Front Matter ....Pages 87-87 Petroclival Meningiomas (Amol Raheja, William T. Couldwell)....Pages 89-102 Meningiomas of the Cerebellopontine Angle (Stephen T. Magill, Philip V. Theodosopoulos, Aaron D. Tward, Steven W. Cheung, Michael W. McDermott)....Pages 103-113 Tentorial Meningiomas (Hiroki Morisako, Takeo Goto, Kenji Ohata)....Pages 115-134 Foramen Magnum Meningiomas (Angela M. Richardson, Karolyn Au, Jacques Morcos)....Pages 135-143 Vestibular Schwannomas (Gmaan Alzhrani, Clough Shelton, William T. Couldwell)....Pages 145-163 Epidermoid Cyst (Gmaan Alzhrani, William T. Couldwell)....Pages 165-175 Metastasis to the Posterior Fossa (Bradley D. Weaver, Randy L. Jensen)....Pages 177-194 Microsurgical Management of Posterior Fossa Vascular Lesions (M. Yashar S. Kalani, Robert F. Spetzler)....Pages 195-220 Back Matter ....Pages 221-228