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In SPVC Type III and those Type II cases in which the SPVC is located near the Meckel cave, the amount of working space is significantly limited in a subtemporal transtentorial approach. In contrast, the ideal type of SPVC for a retrosigmoid suprameatal approach would be a Type III, and the SPVC must be divided in the majority of Type I and II cases for a satisfactory surgical exposure along the Meckel cave and middle fossa dura. 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