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artery (Fig. 29.2a). It is important to maintain midline orientation by palpating the spinous processes of the upper cervical vertebrae. Preservation of a muscle “cuff” at the level of the superior nuchal line is helpful to correct approximation of the musculature at the end of the procedure and in prevention of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak (Fig. 29.2b).
Muscle Dissection
From an anatomic point of view, three layers of muscles are identified during the dissection: the superficial layer, which includes the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
Fig. 29.1 Anatomic picture showing the head position and the diff erent skin incisions that can be performed for the far lateral approach. Red points represent the main external anatomic landmarks: the inion, the transverse process of the atlas, and the mandibular angle.
muscles; the middle layer, which consists of the splenius capitis, longissimus capitis, and semispinalis capitis (Fig. 29.2a, b) muscles; and the deep layer of muscles composed of the rectus capitis posterior major medially, the inferior oblique inferiorly, and the superior oblique muscle superolaterally. These three muscles represent the suboccipital triangle (Fig. 29.3a). The muscular stage can be divided into two steps. First, the sternocleidomastoid muscle is detached laterally. Then, all other occipital– cervical muscles are detached medially and inferiorly, until the suboccipital triangle and the vertebral artery inside are identified (Fig. 29.3b).
In taking down the muscle and skin flap, several landmarks are identified and followed. The transverse process of C1 is a valid landmark for lateral exposure. After the spinous processes of C1 and C2 are identified, the lamina of C2 is exposed, as is the ipsilateral portion of the posterior arch of C1 (Fig. 29.4a). The posterior arch of C1 is followed laterally to the sulcus arteriosus, which marks the medial limit of the vertebral artery (Fig. 29.4b). It is important to localize and identify the vertebral artery itself along with its surrounding venous plexus to better protect the artery during drilling of the posterior portion of the occipital condyle.
Vertebral Artery Exposition
The suboccipital triangle is composed of the rectus capitis posterior major muscle above and medially, the superior oblique muscle above and laterally, and the inferior oblique muscle below and laterally. It is covered by the semispinalis capitis muscle medially and the splenius capitis muscle laterally. Its floor is formed by the posterior atlantooccipital membrane. The suboccipital triangle involves the dorsal ramus of the Cl nerve root and the V3 horizontal segment of the vertebral artery. After identifying the suboccipital triangle under the semispinalis muscle, the surgical strategy is to perform a thorough dissection of vertebral artery (Fig. 29.4). This triangle can be opened by detaching the insertions of the
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Fig. 29.2 Anatomic pictures showing the dissection of the soft tissue, the galea (a) and superfi cial layer of the muscles (a, b). A(small), asterion; EOP, external occipital protuberance; OA, occipital artery; SCM, sternocleidomastoid; SNL, superior nuchal line; SpC, splenius capitis; SsC, semispinalis capitis; T, trapezius.
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Fig. 29.3 Anatomic pictures showing the dissection of the suboccipital triangle (purple). C1, atlas; IOM, inferior oblique muscle; RCPm, rectus capitis posterior minor; RCPM, rectus capitis posterior major; SOM, superior oblique muscle; ST, suboccipital triangle.
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Fig. 29.4 Anatomic pictures showing the dissection of the suboccipital triangle and the vertebral artery. A, asterion; C1, atlas; dm, dura mater; fm, foramen magnum; IOM, inferior oblique muscle; RCPM, rectus capitis posterior major; SOM, superior oblique muscle; TP, transverse process; VA, vertebral artery.
superior and inferior oblique muscles from the transverse process of C1 and reflecting them posteriorly. Exposure and control of the extradural vertebral artery can be achieved by identifying its extradural course from the foramen transversarium of C2 to the foramen magnum (Fig. 29.5). Several small muscular branches and the posterior meningeal artery arise from the horizontal
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craniotomy should be extended until the edges of foramen magnum, and the posterior arch of C1 should be resected (Figs. 29.6, 29.7). At this point, the posterior portion of the occipital condyle can drilled out to expose the hypoglossal canal. Once the drilling has been performed, the hypoglossal nerve comes into view (Fig. 29.8a, b, Fig. 29.9).
segment of the vertebral artery, which can be safely coagulated during surgery. In some cases, the posterior spinal artery and the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) arise extradurally and they can be injured. Subperiosteal dissection of the vertebral artery from the vertebral groove reduces bleeding from the venous plexus by leaving the periosteal sheath around the artery intact. The atlantooccipital membrane is sharply divided to expose the underlying dura (Fig. 29.5).
Dural Opening
The dura is incised in a curvilinear fashion. The exposure obtained encompasses the lower cranial nerves to C2 (Fig. 29.10). Superior extension of this basic approach allows the surgeon to follow lesions up to the internal auditory meatus. The main intradural anatomic structures that can be exposed are the following: the
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A retromastoid craniotomy is performed with complete exposure of transverse and sigmoid sinus as the superior and lateral limits. Inferiorly, the
acoustic–facial bundle, the lower cranial nerves entering the jugular foramen, the dorsal cervical roots until C2, the PICA and its branches, the posterior meningeal artery and the intra-extradural course of the vertebral artery (Fig. 29.10).
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Fig. 29.5 Anatomic picture showing complete dissection of the craniovertebral junction. C1, atlas; C2, second cervical vertebra; C2 g, second cervical root ganglion; dm, dura mater; fm, foramen magnum; LM, lateral mass; mb, muscle branch of the vertebral artery; TP, transverse process; VA, vertebral artery.
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Fig. 29.6 Three-dimensional computed tomography–based reconstruction model showing the size and the features of the far lateral approach.
29.2 Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Transclival Approach to the Ventrolateral Brain Stem
29.2.1 Introduction
The endoscopic endonasal approach to the clivus represents an increasingly important surgical corridor for skull base surgery. It provides surgical access to the ventral midline skull base of the middle and posterior cranial fossa.
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Fig. 29.8 Anatomic picture showing the drilling of the occipital condyle (a) and the complete exposure of the hypoglossal canal (b). C1, atlas; dm, dura mater; fm, foramen magnum; Hc, hypoglossal canal; TP, transverse process; VA, vertebral artery.
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were divided into two major steps: first, midline exposure through an endoscopic inferior transclival approach and, second, a coronal expansion through ventromedial condylectomy (unilateral and bilateral).
29.2.2 Surgical Steps
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The patient is placed supine with the head fixed in a three-pin Mayfield holder and elevated 20 to 30 degrees, slightly rotated toward the side of the surgeon and slightly more flexed than for a common endoscopic procedure for a sellar lesion, to improve the field of view toward the clivus.
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Fig. 29.9 Anatomic picture showing the suboccipital craniotomy and the exposure of the hypoglossal canal. C1, atlas; dm, dura mater; Hc, hypoglossal canal; VA, vertebral artery.
The approach is mostly used for removal of chordomas, chondrosarcomas, and meningiomas. Cadaveric studies have documented the extensive exposure through the endoscopic endonasal transclival approach, and surgical case descriptions have provided evidence of success in treating complex skull base pathologies.
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From an anatomic perspective, it can be described as the ventral route to the condylar region and to adjacent structures such as the jugular foramen (lateral), the jugular tubercle (cranial), and the craniocervical junction (caudal). The surgical approach and anatomic dissections
Nasal and Sphenoidal Phases
In contrast to the standard approach to the sellar area, any extended approach requires a wide and comfortable surgical corridor, according to the basic principles introduced by Kassam et al. identifying the main nasal landmarks. Resection of one, usually the right, or both middle turbinates is performed. Additional space is obtained through a middle turbinectomy, usually on the right side for right-handed surgeons and lateralization of the contralateral middle turbinate. Once a bilateral nostril approach is created, the nasoseptal flap can be harvested. This pedicled flap can be used in the multilayer reconstruction of the osteodural defect after the extended approach. nasoseptal artery, a branch of the sphenopalatine artery, which can be identified above the choana. The right uncinate process is then resected, and a middle meatal antrostomy is performed to reflect a nasoseptal flap into the maxillary sinus. The maxillary antrostomy is performed to aid surgical orientation and to allow more lateral routes, such as the paramedian approach. Depending on the surgical approach, the flap can be rotated into the maxillary sinus or be pushed backward to the rhinopharynx. To gain access to the rhinopharyngeal segment of the clivus, the vomer and the sphenoidal floor must be removed (Fig. 29.11). At the level of the caudal part of the vomer, the mucosa is dissected to identify the vomer–sphenoid junction and, laterally, the pterygoid canal and the vidian nerve
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Fig. 29.10 Anatomic picture showing the dissection of the main neurovascular structures.
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Fig. 29.11 Endoscopic endonasal view after a wide anterior sphenoidotomy (a) and the complete clivectomy (b). aom, atlantooccipital membrane; C, clivus ; C1, atlas; CP, carotid protuberance; dm, dura mater; ET, eustachian tubes; iwsphs, inferior wall of the sphenoid sinus; ICAc, paraclival segment of the internal carotid artery; ICAs, sellar segment of the internal carotid artery; MT, middle turbinate; PG, pituitary gland; SF, sellar fl oor.
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During the endonasal approach to the clivus, the vomer–sphenoid junction is the first consistent landmark to be identified when the mucosa is dissected from the inferior wall of the sphenoid sinus. The pterygoid canal can be followed during removal of the sphenoidal floor and steered toward the anterior genu of the intrapetrous carotid artery; by drilling the bone inferomedially to this canal, the surgical corridor can be expanded laterally, reducing the risk of injury to the internal carotid artery (Fig. 29.12). After removal of the entire clival recess, the rhinopharyngeal segment of the clivus is exposed down to the level of the eustachian tubes (Fig. 29.11).
Transclival Approach: Midline and Paramedian Exposure
After the dissection of the rhinopharyngeal mucosa and the disinsertion of the longus capitis muscle from the occipital bone, the clival bone is removed down to the anterior arch of the atlas, which represents the inferior limit of the approach. Removal of the clival bone is initiated with a diamond burr and continued carefully with a Kerrison punch. The clivus is drilled from the floor of the sphenoid sinus down to the basion. The superolateral limit of the clivectomy is the foramen lacerum and the inferolateral limit is represented by C1,
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Fig. 29.12 Endoscopic endonasal view of the transclival approach. C1, atlas; dm, dura mater; fl , foramen lacerum; ICAc, paraclival segment of the internal carotid artery; JT, jugular tubercle; PG, pituitary gland; vn, vidian nerve.
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the medial aspect of the occipital condyle (Fig. 29.12). To gain a lateral extension, the supracondylar region, which represents the ventral aspect of the jugular tubercle, is drilled laterally with the aid of a 45-degree rod-lens endoscope (Fig. 29.12).
Intradural Exposure
Dura opening should be performed at the midline (Fig. 29.13), after locating the position of the internal carotid arteries on both sides and the basilar artery with image guidance and micro-Doppler. Once the ventral inferior clivus is drilled, the underlying dura mater and its basilar venous plexus are exposed. The opening of
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Fig. 29.13 Endoscopic endonasal view, opening of the dura mater. BA, basilar artery; dm, dura mater; ICAc, paraclival segment of the internal carotid artery; PG, pituitary gland.
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the clival dura continues downward along the midline and is then reflected laterally on each side. At this point, the endonasal working area is completely exposed: the vertebral arteries are dissected and the cisternal segments of the abducens and hypoglossal nerves are identified. The sequence for intradural dissection in this segment begins with the identification of the basilar artery, the posterior cerebral arteries, and the superior cerebellar artery just above the oculomotor nerve (Fig. 29.14) The abducens and the trigeminal nerves can be identified immediately rostral to the vertebrobasilar junction bilaterally (Fig. 29.15). After that, the vertebral arteries along their cisternal course are identified up to the vertebrobasilar junction; cranial nerves IX, X, and XI are visualized from their origin at the medulla, on
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Fig. 29.14 Endoscopic endonasal view of the interpeduncular cistern. BA, basilar artery; LM, Liliequist’s membrane; MB, mammillary body; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; PcoA, posterior communicating artery; SCA, superior cerebellar artery; III, oculomotor nerve.
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their way toward the jugular foramen. The hypoglossal nerve is identified, arising in the pre-olivary sulcus and direct forward and laterally through the subarachnoid space (Fig. 29.16). Finally, a panoramic view of the entire midline exposure can be achieved (Fig. 29.17).
29.2.3 Combined Far Lateral and Endonasal Craniovertebral Approach
A combined access to the ventromedial and dorsolateral compartments can be achieved upon completion of both the endoscopic endonasal far medial approach and the transcondylar far lateral approach. Lower cranial nerves are the natural boundaries limiting the communication between the ventromedial and the dorsolateral compartments. The combination of a transcranial and endoscopic endonasal routes skips this anatomic limitation by approaching the posterior fossa through natural complementary corridors. This strategy allows accessing most of the lower brainstem while avoiding cranial nerve manipulation. It affords an extension of visualization and access to the lower third of the pons and the medulla oblongata.
29.2.4 Case Example
A 45-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with a 3-month history of headache, nausea, and vomiting. She had also experienced diplopia, orbital pain, and gaze disturbance. Neurologic examination revealed palsy of the left sixth cranial nerve. Results of other hematologic, biochemical, and urine examinations were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Fig. 29.17 Endoscopic endonasal panoramic view of the entire midline skull base. BA, basilar artery; Ch, optic chiasm; ET, eustachian tubes; FL, foramen lacerum; ICAc, paraclival segment of the internal carotid artery; ICAs, sellar segment of the internal carotid artery; ON, optic nerve; PG, pituitary gland; VA, vertebral artery.
showed a contrast-enhancing mass in the lower portion of the clivus extending to the left cerebellopontine angle (Fig. 29.18).
The patient underwent a combined far lateral and endonasal clival-craniovertebral approach in two surgical stages. Postoperatively, she had a marked improvement of diplopia, resolution of headaches, and no additional neurologic defect. She was discharged from the hospital 10 days later. Postoperative MRI after 3 months showed a gross total resection of the tumor and the two routes of the combined surgical approaches (Fig. 29.19).
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29.2.5 Complications
Concerning the far lateral approach, there are some drawback routes, especially for intradural lesions. The lateral extension is limited by the vertebral arteries and the jugular vein. Potential complications include possible vertebral artery injury and occipitocervical instability, if the anterior third of the occipital condyle has been drilled out. In many cases, the tumor is encountered first and the lesion–brainstem plane is approached “blindly” at the end of the procedure. In such cases, neurologic complications include cranial nerve injuries and vascular complications that affect the brain stem. The location of the tumor determines which cranial nerves are at risk. Stretch or traction injury, thermal injury due to electrocautery, or sharp transection of nerves can occur using both open transcranial or endonasal routes. Injury to the lower cranial nerves (IX, X, XI, XII), especially in meningiomas of the foramen magnum and chordomas of the lower clivus that grow nearby these nerves, can produce difficulty in swallowing with an increased risk of developing a postoperative aspiration pneumonia.
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Fig. 29.18 Illustrative case: patient positioning and skin incision for the far lateral approach (a). Far lateral approach: suboccipital craniotomy and exposure of the dura mater (b). Endoscopic endonasal transclival approach: the main anatomic landmarks before tumor resection (c), and panoramic view after tumor removal and exposure of the basilar artery. BA, basilar artery; C, clivus; CPs, carotid protuberances; dm, dura mater; ICAc, paraclival segment of the internal carotid artery; SF, sellar fl oor; T, tumor; VA, vertebral artery.
Concerning the endonasal craniovertebral approach, along with managing complex neurovascular structures, the repair of a large skull base defect resulting from extensive drilling of the skull base remains a difficult challenge. Problems with closure of the dura mater and prevention of CSF leaks are a persistent source of infectious complications in both endoscopic and open approaches to intradural anterolateral brainstem lesions. Other endonasal approach–related complications to be considered are chronic sinusitis from infection, mucocele, loss of sinus mucociliary transport, and persistent crusting of the nasal cavities.
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working angle is adequate for different lateral brainstem tumors and can be extended by drilling the posterior third of the occipital condyle with satisfactory results. In contrast, the management of lesions situated in the anterior or anterolateral part of the foramen magnum is highly challenging, as it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In such cases, a posterolateral exposure can be insufficient and may be hazardous.
As a matter of fact, the ventral endonasal route can be considered the safest route for the removal of ventrally located tumors at the foramen magnum as it provides a direct and “natural” route to the pathology, without having to work around the brain stem and neurovascular structures.
Surgical planning is key for a successful procedure,
29.2.6 Tips and Tricks
The far lateral approach is a versatile and safe approach for anterior and anterolateral foramen magnum lesions with acceptable rate of risk and complications. The
and the choice of the best surgical approach must be done after weighing the relative risk/benefit ratio of each corridor.
Another important factor is detailed knowledge of the anatomy of vessels and nerves plane by plane. Anatomy
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Fig. 29.19 Preoperative (a) and postoperative (b) magnetic resonance imaging showing surgical results after a combined far lateral and endonasal clival–craniovertebral approach in two diff erent surgical steps (blue arrows).
plays a critical role when performing surgery to avoid complications and to contribute to the development of a safe and reproducible surgical access in such complex regions.
Subsequently, intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring is essential to alert the surgeon when nerves are at risk, especially when the lesion grows near or encases major neurovascular structures. Actually, cranial nerves II to XII can be monitored intraoperatively, and it is mandatory in this kind of surgery.
The goal of modern skull base surgery is to debulk the tumor as much as possible while preserving the quality of life of the patient. A first gross total removal strategy is becoming increasingly popular for petroclival lesions possibly followed by, when indicated, radiotherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery of the residual tumor.
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