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The sub-occipital transtentorial approach for pineal region tumors: how I do it
Pierre-Aurélien Beuriat1,2, Alexandru Szathmari3, Federico Di Rocco3,4
1Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69500, Bron, France. pierre-aurelien.beuriat@neurochirurgie.fr.
Background:
Two major approaches exist for the surgical removal of pineal region tumors: the supracebellar infratentorial and the sub-occipital transtentorial.
Methods:
We present the Lyon's technique of the sub-occipital transtentorial approach for pineal region tumors and our tricks to avoid complications. The principle is to expose the pineal region under the occipital lobe and not through the interhemispheric fissure.
Conclusions:
The sub-occipital transtentorial approach is a direct, extra cerebral, safe, and effective way to access tumors of the pineal region.
