Abstract
The far lateral approach is an inferolateral extension of the lateral suboccipital approach. Introduced for the treatment of the vertebrobasilar junction and proximal posterior-inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms, over the years, it has also become a workhorse approach for ventral foramen magnum meningiomas and, generally, intradural extra-axial lesions located anterior to the dentate ligament. In this chapter, we review the technical steps of the far lateral approach, also focusing on its transcondylar, supracondylar, and paracondylar extensions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Neurovascular Surgical Diseases |
Subtitle of host publication | a Case-Based Approach |
Publisher | Nova Science Publisher Inc. |
Pages | 329-347 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781536182644 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Far lateral approach
- Posterior circulation aneurysms
- Posterior-inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms
- Transcondylar approach
- VA Aneurysms
- VBJ Aneurysms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine