Object Fully endoscopicmicrovascular decompression (E-MVD) of the trigeminal nerve was
initially described more than 1 decade ago, but has not yet gained wide acceptance. The …

Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a wellestablished and effective treatment of
trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, and other associated …

OBJECT Tubular brain retractors may improve access to deep-seated brain lesions while
potentially reducing the risks of collateral neurological injury associated with standard …

OBJECT The combined microscopic and endoscopic technique has shown significant
advantages in the management of various lesions through different approaches. Endoscopic …

Background The variety of surgical approaches to jugular schwannomas makes selection of
an approach difficult. The purpose of this study was to define the anatomic elements of these …

Endoscopic-assisted techniques have extensively been applied to vestibular schwannoma
(VS) surgery allowing to increase the extent of resection, minimize complications, and …

Objective To report our results and the technical details of fully endoscopic resection of
vestibular schwannomas. Design Prospective observational study. Setting A single …

Dr. Albert L. Rhoton Jr. was a pioneer of the study of microneurosurgical anatomy.
Championing this field over the past half century, he produced more than 500 publications …

Objectives This study was conducted to validate the accuracy of image-based pre-operative
segmentation using the gold standard endoscopic and microscopic findings for localization …

BACKGROUND: Auditory brainstem implantation at the cochlear nuclei used mainly for
neurofibromatosis type 2 patients with bilateral loss of the cochlear nerves has more recently …