Endoscopy of the cerebellopontine angle.
Endoscopy of the pontine angle ("cisternoscopy") is a decisive diagnostic procedure in clarifying pathological processes in this region. Using a retrolabyrinthal approach through the mastoid bone, the endoscopes are inserted in the pontine angle for direct inspection. In the present study the method and the diagnostic results are described.
D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis