Upper Nasopharyngeal Corridor for Transnasal Endoscopic Drainage of Petroclival Cholesterol Granulomas: Alternative Access in Conchal Sphenoid Patients

Upper Nasopharyngeal Corridor for Transnasal Endoscopic Drainage of Petroclival Cholesterol Granulomas: Alternative Access in Conchal Sphenoid Patients

Abstract Background Cholesterol granulomas arising at the petrous apex can be treated via traditional open surgical, endoscopic, and endoscopic-assisted approaches. Endoscopic approaches require access to the sphenoid sinus, which is technically challenging in patients with conchal sphe...

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Main Authors: Nefize Turan, Griffin R. Baum, Christopher M. Holland, Faiz U. Ahmad, Oswaldo A. Henriquez, Gustavo Pradilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
cholesterol granuloma
endoscopic
nasopharyngeal
petroclival
petrous apex
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1567865

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