Open AccessA minimally invasive endoscope assisted retrosigmoid approach for removal of arachnoid cysts in the internal auditory canal: a step by step description
Author(s) -
Arianna Di Stadio,
Antonio Della Volpe,
Massimo Ralli,
Valeria Gambacorta,
Franco Trabalzini,
Laura Dipietro,
Giampietro Ricci
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1808-8694
pISSN - 1808-8686
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.06.016
Subject(s) - auditory canal , endoscope , medicine , surgery
Arachnoid cyst in the internal auditory canal is a quite rare pathology but due to its compressive action on the nerves in this district should be surgically removed. Several surgical techniques have been proposed but no surgeons have used the minimally assisted endoscope retrosigmoid approach for its removal.
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