The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is a potential space bounded superiorly by the greater wing of the sphenoid and the temporal bone. Neurovascular foramina, including the carotid canal, jugular foramen, foramen spinosum, foramen ovale, and foramen lacerum, connect the ITF with…
Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. The therapy for glomus tumors of the temporal bone is controversial. Because the clinical characteristics and growth rates of these tumors vary, the full gamut of management has been…
Objective The objective of neurotologic skull base surgery is the exposure of the skull base through precise management of the temporal bone. In subsequent chapters, procedures are presented that accomplish ample surgical exposure and minimize brain retraction in posterior fossa,…
Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. There are two approaches to mastoidectomy in patients with cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media. The canal wall-up (also known as intact canal wall) technique is discussed in detail in…
Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. Introduction Although carcinoma of the temporal bone is uncommon and aggressive, the best outcome depends on careful evaluation and planning that result in a complete resection with pathologically clear…