Tag Salvador Manrique-Guzman

Indications The suboccipital craniotomy is used for most lesions in the posterior fossa. Its indications are: Brain tumors such as meningiomas, ependymomas, gliomas, medulloblastomas, acoustic neuromas and metastatic lesions. Vascular lesions such as aneurysms, cavernous malformations, arteriovenous malformations and intraparenchymal…

Indications and Preoperative Considerations Selective deep-seated intra-axial tumors can be surgically resected with the use of a tubular retractor system that creates a controlled surgical corridor with minimal brain retraction and damage to surrounding brain tissue. This controlled surgical corridor…