Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

Far lateral approach – a surgical gateway for anterior foramen magnum lesions

Dr. K. Sivakumar, Dr S. Nirmal Kumar, Dr J. Srisaravanan

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Tumours located in the anterior part of foramen magnum are difficult to approach through the usual anterior or posterior approaches.These lesions are best approached by far lateral approach or its modifications. In this article, we are shå our institutional experience of this approach and a review of the literature . 4 cases were operated in our institution using far lateral approach in 2018 .Three of them were anterior foramen magnum meningiomas and other is a case of verteal A – PICA aneurysm

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FAR LATERAL APPROACH‾A SURGICAL GATEWAY FOR ANTERIOR FORAMEN MAGNUM LESIONS, Dr.K.Sivakumar, Dr S.Nirmal Kumar, Dr J.Srisaravanan INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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