Endoscopic Approach to the Internal Auditory Canal

Endoscopic approaches and techniques of otologic surgery are becoming more prevalent. The use of endoscopy in cholesteotoma, tympanoplasty, and other middle ear surgery is extensively documented Furthermore, the use of endoscopy to assist in established transcranial approaches to the internal auditory canal (IAC) and cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is becoming more widely accepted Retrosigmoid resections of CPA tumors using only endoscopic visualization have been described