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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Agosti, Edoardo
• Alexander, A. Yohan
• Choby, Garret
• Peris-Celda, Maria
• Pinheiro-Neto, Carlos D.

Titel

Combined endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid and sublabial transmaxillary approaches for a large infratemporal fossa trigeminal schwannoma

Ist Teil von

• Acta neurochirurgica, 2022-09, Vol.164 (9), p.2525-2531

Ort / Verlag

Vienna: Springer Vienna

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background Trigeminal schwannomas (TSs) with solitary extracranial location are rare, and surgical excision is challenging. In recent years, the endoscopic endonasal transmaxillary transpterygoid approach (EETPA) has been advocated as an effective strategy for TSs in the infratemporal fossa (ITF). Method We describe the steps of the EETPA combined with the sublabial transmaxillary approach for the surgical excision of a giant mandibular schwannoma of the ITF. Indications, advantages, and approach-specific complications are also discussed. The main surgical steps are shown in an operative video. Conclusion A combined EETPA and sublabial transmaxillary approach represents a safe and effective option for the surgical excision of extracranial TSs.