Introduction: The Clivus --;1: Transoral Approach --;2: Transcervical Approach --;3: Transsphenoidal Approaches --;4: Transbasal Approach --;5: Laterobasal Approach --;6: Temporal Approaches --;7: Lateral-Suboccipital Approach --;8: Dorsolateral Approach to the Clivus and Foramen Magnum --;9: Combined Subtemporal-Suboccipital Approaches --;References.
A different kind of book! The clivus of skull base is an area difficult to reach in neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngolo- gy, maxillo-facial surgery, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and orthopedic surgery. It is for this reason that the various specialities gave found different approaches for different operations.