====== Retrosigmoid intradural inframeatal approach ====== [[Retrosigmoid intradural inframeatal petrosectomy]]. ---- The [[approach]] showed that it provides sufficient access to the area and offers the possibility of complete tumor removal. It allows for hearing and [[facial nerve]] functional [[preservation]]. The approach is safe and related to a very low complication rate ((Samii M, Metwali H, Samii A, Gerganov V. Retrosigmoid intradural inframeatal approach: indications and technique. Neurosurgery. 2013 Sep;73(1 Suppl Operative):ons53-9; discussion ons60. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3182889e59. PMID: 23361321.)).