The telovelar approach for fourth ventricular tumors in children: is removal of the posterior arch of C1 necessary?

Anna ChoMaria Aliotti LippolisJohannes HertaMuhammet DoganCora HedrichAmedeo A AziziAndreas PeyrlJohannes GojoThomas CzechChristian Dorfer

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2024)

A telovelar approach without the removal of the posterior arch of C1 allows for an optimal exposure of the fourth ventricle provided that critical nuances in patient positioning are considered.

Keyphrases

aortic dissection
heart failure
young adults
case report
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
mitral valve
congenital heart disease