title: Anatomical aspects for surgery within the floor of the IVth ventricle.
abstract: Successful removal of brainstem lesions is among other factors dependent on a safe surgical approach into the brainstem avoiding functional morbidity of superficially located nervous structures. Most midline pontine and pontomedullary lesions can be reached via a transvermian approach through the rhomboid fossa. This review describes the anatomical basis for the pericollicular paramedian surgical approaches into the rhomboid fossa with special emphasis on the microscopic anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fahlbusch
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques