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Surgical Approaches to the Petrous Apex by Kevin L. Li; Vijay Agarwal; Howard S. Moskowitz; Waleed M. Abuzeid is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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The petrous apex is a difficult to reach surgical area due to its deep position in the skull base and many vital surrounding structures. Petrous apex pathology ranges from extradural cholesterol granulomas, cholesteatomas, asymmetric pneumatization, and osteomyelitis to intradural meningiomas and schwannomas. Certain lesions, such as cholesterol granulomas, can be managed with drainage while neoplastic lesions must be completely resected. Surgical options use open, endoscopic, and combined techniques and are categorized into anterior, lateral, and posterior approaches. The choice of approach is determined by the nature of the pathology and location relative to vital structures and extension into surrounding structures and requires thorough preoperative evaluation and discussion of surgical goals with the patient. The purpose of this state-of-the-art review is to discuss the most commonly used surgical approaches to the petrous apex, and the anatomy on which these approaches are based.

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Author

Kevin L. Li; Vijay Agarwal; Howard S. Moskowitz; Waleed M. Abuzeid

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Inc (ISSN 2095-8811)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)