Middle Fossa Surgery

Middle Fossa Surgery
Richard Irving MD FRCS (ORL-HNS)

Typically the middle fossa approach has been described and presented as an access route for the exposure of the internal auditory canal for the removal of acoustic tumours. This is however far from the truth and it is perhaps only when considering the many other indications for this approach that the advantages can be fully appreciated. The author has utilised this approach over the past 20 years and will present an overview of the technique, the indications and outcomes.