title: [Use of surgical approaches to the posterior cranial fossa in patients in a lying position].
abstract: Various suboccipital approaches are extensively used in modern neurosurgery for treatment of posterior cranial fossa disease. The main patient's positions on the operating table during surgery are half-sitting and lying ones.
  
  
  
  The article provides a detailed description and methodology of retrosigmoid suboccipital and median suboccipital approaches in a lying position.
  
  
  
  The retrosigmoid suboccipital and median suboccipital approaches in a lying position, when used correctly, provide a good view of the operating field with the minimal risk of complications associated with the patient's position on the operating table.
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Shimanskiy
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Karnaukhov
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Tanyashin
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia; Clinical Hospital #1 of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Poshataev
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Shevchenko
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Odamanov
authors.affiliation: Clinical Hospital #1 of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kondrakhov
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D016684:Prone Position