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ArticleActa neurochirurgica2026

Wide opening of the uvulo-tonsillar space to facilitate early intraoperative control of feeding arteries in fourth ventricular tumor surgery: How I do it.

Masahide Matsuda, Akinari Yamano, Eiichi Ishikawa

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Masahide MatsudaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan. m-matsuda@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Akinari YamanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
Eiichi IshikawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundThe feeding arteries of fourth ventricular tumors often arise from the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), particularly the tonsillomedullary and telovelotonsillar segments. Achieving early control of these feeders is critical to minimize bleeding.

methodWe present a surgical technique that facilitates early control of feeders from the telovelotonsillar segment, which courses dorsally to the inferior medullary velum and tela choroidea, by wide and deep opening of the uvulo-tonsillar space before tumor manipulation.

conclusionThis technique enables early interruption of PICA feeders, allowing safe and effective devascularization of fourth ventricular tumors with abundant arterial supply.

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CerebellumCerebral ArteriesCerebral Ventricle NeoplasmsFourth VentricleNeurosurgical ProceduresHumansCerebellomedullary fissureFeeding arteryFourth ventricular tumorPosterior inferior cerebellar arteryUvulo-tonsillar space

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