Infratemporal Fossa Approaches
9 Infratemporal Fossa Approaches Infratemporal Fossa Approach Type A (Figs. 9.1–9.31) Indications • Lesions of the jugular foramen: –Types C and D glomus jugulare tumors. –Lower cranial nerve schwannomas and…
Modified Transcochlear Approach (Type A)
8 Modified Transcochlear Approach (Type A) Indications • Extradural lesions: extensive petrous apex lesions with preoperative facial nerve and inner ear loss of function, e.g.: –Petrous bone cholesteatoma of the…
Middle Cranial Fossa Approaches
5 Middle Cranial Fossa Approaches Basic Middle Cranial Fossa Approach (Figs. 5.1–5.34) Indication This approach is indicated for pathologies that present with preoperatively preserved hearing in the following manner: •…
Transotic Approach
7 Transotic Approach Indications • Some cases of cerebellopontine angle tumor with anterior extension and normal facial nerve function preoperatively (e.g., epidermoids). • Some cases of petrous bone cholesteatoma. •…
Retrosigmoid–Retrolabyrinthine Approach
6 Retrosigmoid–Retrolabyrinthine Approach Indications • Hearing preservation surgery for small vestibular schwannomas (less than 2 cm) with absence of involvement of the fundus of the internal auditory canal. • Hearing…
Temporal Bone Dissection Laboratory
1 Temporal Bone Dissection Laboratory Surgical Instruments A minimum set of surgical instruments is needed in order to carry out a temporal bone dissection that as far as possible imitates…
Primary Endoscopic Surgery of the Maxillary Sinus
11 Primary Endoscopic Surgery of the Maxillary Sinus Amir Minovi and Wolfgang Draf More complex endonasal surgery of the paranasal sinuses was first performed at the beginning of the 20th…
Revision Maxillary Sinus Surgery including Canine Fossa Trephination
12 Revision Maxillary Sinus Surgery including Canine Fossa Trephination Marc A. Tewfik, Simon Robinson, and Peter-John Wormald One of the keys to achieving successful outcomes from functional endoscopic sinus surgery…
Benign Maxillary Sinus Masses
9 Benign Maxillary Sinus Masses Hesham Saleh and Valerie J. Lund The maxillary sinus may harbor any of a large number of benign lesions with a different array of etiologies….
Management of Persistent Maxillary Sinusitis: The View from China
22 Management of Persistent Maxillary Sinusitis: The View from China Geng Xu, Jianbo Shi, Guanxia Xiong, Kejun Zuo, and Abusaleh Muneif When performing maxillary sinus surgery in our practice in…
