Surgical Management of Tympanojugular Paragangliomas with Intradural Extension, with a Proposed Revision of the Fisch Classification

Abstract

TJP with intradural extension can be successfully managed with the judicious use of staged procedures to reduce the incidence of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak. The ITFA did not cause an excessively high rate of facial nerve palsy, and the overall total resection and LCN preservation rate compares very favorably with previously published data.