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ArticleNeurosurgical review2022

Microsurgical anatomy and surgical exposure of the cerebellar peduncles.

Oguz Baran, Serhat Baydin, Muyassar Mirkhasilova, Nicat Bayramli, Berra Bilgin, Erik Middlebrooks, Fatma Ozlen, Necmettin Tanriover

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Oguz BaranMicrosurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey.
Serhat BaydinMicrosurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey.
Muyassar MirkhasilovaMicrosurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nicat BayramliMicrosurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey.
Berra BilginMicrosurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey.
Erik MiddlebrooksDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Fatma OzlenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Necmettin TanrioverMicrosurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey. nctan27@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-9443
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TRKoç University · TRWinnMed · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A better understanding of the surgical anatomy of the cerebellar peduncles in different surgical approaches and their relationship with other neural structures are delineated through cadaveric dissections. We aimed to revisit the surgical anatomy of the cerebellar peduncles to describe their courses along the brain stem and the cerebellum and revise their segmental classification in surgical areas exposed through different approaches. Stepwise fiber microdissection was performed along the cerebellar tentorial and suboccipital surfaces. Multiple surgical approaches in each of the cerebellar peduncles were compared in eight silicone-injected cadaveric whole heads to evaluate the peduncular exposure areas. From a neurosurgical point of view, the middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP) was divided into a proximal cisternal and a distal intracerebellar segments; the inferior cerebellar peduncle (ICP) into a ventricular segment followed by a posterior curve and a subsequent intracerebellar segment; the superior cerebellar peduncle (SCP) into an initial congregated, an intermediate intraventricular, and a distal intramesencephalic segment. Retrosigmoid and anterior petrosectomy approaches exposed the junction of the MCP segments; telovelar, supratonsillar, and lateral ICP approaches each reached different segments of ICP; paramedian supracerebellar infratentorial, suboccipital transtentorial, and combined posterior transpetrosal approaches displayed the predecussation SCP within the cerbellomesencephalic fissure, whereas the telovelar approach revealed the intraventricular SCP within the superolateral recess of the fourth ventricle. Better understanding of the microsurgical anatomy of the cerebellar peduncles in various surgical approaches and their exposure limits constitute the most critical aspect for the prevention of surgical morbidity during surgery in and around the pons and the upper medulla. Our findings help in evaluating radiological data and planning an operative procedure for cerebellar peduncles.

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CerebellumPonsBrain StemCadaverFourth VentricleHumansBrainstemCerebellar peduncleCerebellumDentate nucleusFiber dissectionMicrosurgical anatomySurgical approachTelovelarTractography

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