Morphometric Comparison of the Pterional Trans-Sylvian and the Pretemporal Trans-Clinoidal Approaches to the Posterior Communicating Artery

摘要

BACKGROUND: Posterior communicating (Pcom) aneurysms in the modern era have tended toward increased complexity and technical difficulties. The pretemporal approach is a valuable extension to the pterional approach for basilar apex aneurysms, but its advantages for Pcom aneurysms have not been previously elucidated.