A novel technique for safe percutaneous biopsy of a petrous apex lesion.

Autor: Ahmed AK; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States. Electronic address: Ahmed.Ahmed2@mayo.edu., Core J; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States. Electronic address: Core.Jacob@mayo.edu., Fenton DS; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States. Electronic address: Fenton.Douglas@mayo.edu., Desai A; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States. Electronic address: Desai.Amit@mayo.edu., Gupta V; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States. Electronic address: Gupta.Vivek@mayo.edu., Vibhute PG; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States. Electronic address: Vibhute.Prasanna@mayo.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neuroradiology = Journal de neuroradiologie [J Neuroradiol] 2023 May; Vol. 50 (3), pp. 341-345. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2023.01.001
Abstrakt: Lesions within the skull base are the most challenging targets for percutaneous biopsy due to the likelihood of encountering a critical structure along any needle trajectory. Due to ICA proximity, the petrous apex is considered unsafe. We describe a novel percutaneous CT-guided approach for biopsying a petrous apex lesion via a contralateral mandibular condylar notch (subzygomatic approach). To our best knowledge, this approach has not been reported and can be safely employed with thorough planning.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest "We have no Conflict of Interest"
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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