This study was undertaken to evaluate the feasability of the modified retrolabyrinthine approach (traditional retrolabyrinthine approach plus resection of the posterior semicircular canal) to expose the entire fundus of the internal auditory canal (IAC). This approach is advocated by its proponents to manage acoustic neuromas reaching the lateral IAC and with the preservation of hearing as the goal. Little anatomic data directly estimate the limitations of this exposure. Measurements were recorded from 25 cadaver temporal bones dissected with this modified approach. The distances were taken between the porus acousticus (inferior and superior portions), the dome of the jugular bulb, the midportion of the sigmoid sinus, and the fundus of the IAC (inferior and superior portions). All of the measurements were then compared with those of the translabyrithine approach. The current study shows that despite the sacrifice of the posterior semicircular canal, the superior lateral fundus cannot be completely visualized. There is a distance (on average 1.1 mm) that differentiates the superior area of the IAC accessible with translabyrithine and modified retrosigmoid techniques. This value is smaller than that observed in the classic retrosigmoid approach indicating that the modified technique affords a more adequate, even if not ideal, exposure to minimize the risk of recurrence. The modified retrolabyrinthine approach provided an optimal exposure of the inferior half of the IAC. A superior blind area, smaller than that of the traditional retrolabyrinthine technique, cannot be completely approached via this route. We believe that this approach can be considered as an alternative technique in selected cases especially for tumors involving the inferior vestibular nerve.

Modified retrolabyrinthine approach with partial labyrinthectomy: Anatomic study / Magliulo, Giuseppe. - In: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. - ISSN 0194-5998. - STAMPA. - 124:3(2001), pp. 287-291. [10.1067/mhn.2001.113137]

Modified retrolabyrinthine approach with partial labyrinthectomy: Anatomic study

MAGLIULO, Giuseppe
2001

Abstract

This study was undertaken to evaluate the feasability of the modified retrolabyrinthine approach (traditional retrolabyrinthine approach plus resection of the posterior semicircular canal) to expose the entire fundus of the internal auditory canal (IAC). This approach is advocated by its proponents to manage acoustic neuromas reaching the lateral IAC and with the preservation of hearing as the goal. Little anatomic data directly estimate the limitations of this exposure. Measurements were recorded from 25 cadaver temporal bones dissected with this modified approach. The distances were taken between the porus acousticus (inferior and superior portions), the dome of the jugular bulb, the midportion of the sigmoid sinus, and the fundus of the IAC (inferior and superior portions). All of the measurements were then compared with those of the translabyrithine approach. The current study shows that despite the sacrifice of the posterior semicircular canal, the superior lateral fundus cannot be completely visualized. There is a distance (on average 1.1 mm) that differentiates the superior area of the IAC accessible with translabyrithine and modified retrosigmoid techniques. This value is smaller than that observed in the classic retrosigmoid approach indicating that the modified technique affords a more adequate, even if not ideal, exposure to minimize the risk of recurrence. The modified retrolabyrinthine approach provided an optimal exposure of the inferior half of the IAC. A superior blind area, smaller than that of the traditional retrolabyrinthine technique, cannot be completely approached via this route. We believe that this approach can be considered as an alternative technique in selected cases especially for tumors involving the inferior vestibular nerve.
2001
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Modified retrolabyrinthine approach with partial labyrinthectomy: Anatomic study / Magliulo, Giuseppe. - In: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. - ISSN 0194-5998. - STAMPA. - 124:3(2001), pp. 287-291. [10.1067/mhn.2001.113137]
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