Microsurgical approaches to the cerebellar interpeduncular region: qualitative and quantitative analysis

Autor: Paulo Ricardo Rocha, Sergio Ricardo Marques, Marcos Devanir Silva da Costa, Luís Otávio Carvalho de Moraes, Feres Chaddad-Neto, Kaan Yağmurlu, Sergio Cavalheiro, Michael T. Lawton, Juan Leonardo Serrato-Avila, Juan Alberto Paz Archila
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Neurosurgery. 136:1410-1423
ISSN: 1933-0693
0022-3085
Popis: OBJECTIVE The cerebellar interpeduncular region (CIPR) is a gate for dorsolateral pontine and cerebellar lesions accessed through the supracerebellar infratentorial approach (SCITa), the occipital transtentorial approach (OTa), or the subtemporal transtentorial approach (STa). The authors sought to compare the exposures of the CIPR region that each of these approaches provided. METHODS Three approaches were performed bilaterally in eight silicone-injected cadaveric heads. The working area, area of exposure, depth of the surgical corridor, length of the interpeduncular sulcus (IPS) exposed, and bridging veins were statistically studied and compared based on each approach. RESULTS The OTa provided the largest working area (1421 mm2; p < 0.0001) and the longest surgical corridor (6.75 cm; p = 0.0006). Compared with the SCITa, the STa provided a larger exposure area (249.3 mm2; p = 0.0148) and exposed more of the length of the IPS (1.15 cm; p = 0.0484). The most bridging veins were encountered with the SCITa; however, no significant differences were found between this approach and the other approaches (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS To reach the CIPR, the STa provided a more extensive exposure area and more linear exposure than did the SCITa. The OTa offered a larger working area than the SCIT and the STa; however, the OTa had the most extensive surgical corridor. These data may help neurosurgeons select the most appropriate approach for lesions of the CIPR.
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