title: The occipital transtentorial approach to the posterior fossa in the pediatric patient.
abstract: The occipital transtentorial approach to the high posterior fossa has been previously described for the adult neurosurgical patient. In this presentation 5 pediatric patients with differing pathology in the posterior fossa are reported following successful occipital transtentorial operations. The advantages of this approach over the suboccipital route for microneurosurgery are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D011187:Posture