title: Full endoscopic endonasal suprapetrous approach to Meckel's cave.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Meckel's cave is an anatomically complex region that can be approached surgically via several routes, namely the posterolateral, lateral, anterolateral, and, due to recent advancements, anteromedial routes, with the latter being represented by the expanded endonasal approaches.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe in detail the surgical technique of the suprapetrous endonasal approach to Meckel's cave and highlight the main anatomical key elements involved in this approach as well as the technical aspects for avoiding surgical complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The suprapetrous endonasal approach to Meckel's cave avoids the brain tissue retraction, and thereby prevents postoperative brain edema.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Department, HUyP La Fe Valencis, Blv Sur, S/N, Valencia, Spain, juanantonio.simal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Simal Julián
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miranda Lloret
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Piñero
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botella Asunción
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery