Is the chiasm-pituitary corridor size important for achieving gross-total resection during endonasal endoscopic resection of craniopharyngiomas?
Omay SB, Almeida JP, Chen YN, Shetty SR, Liang B, Ni S, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Is the chiasm-pituitary corridor size important for achieving gross-total resection during endonasal endoscopic resection of craniopharyngiomas? Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 642-647. PMID: 29171802, DOI: 10.3171/2017.6.jns163188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross total resectionExtended endonasal approachSubtotal resectionLarge tumorsPituitary glandFirst-line surgical approachEndonasal endoscopic resectionAvailable preoperative imagingMidline craniopharyngiomasOBJECTIVE CraniopharyngiomasPrefixed chiasmEndocrine outcomesRelative contraindicationVisual outcomeEndoscopic resectionAuthors' centerPreoperative imagingOptic chiasmSurgical approachVisual deteriorationResults ThirtyPituitary stalkThird ventricleHigh riskResectionTransorbital endoscopic eyelid approach for resection of sphenoorbital meningiomas with predominant hyperostosis: report of 2 cases.
Almeida JP, Omay SB, Shetty SR, Chen YN, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Liang B, Anand VK, Levine B, Schwartz TH. Transorbital endoscopic eyelid approach for resection of sphenoorbital meningiomas with predominant hyperostosis: report of 2 cases. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 128: 1885-1895. PMID: 28862553, DOI: 10.3171/2017.3.jns163110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSphenoorbital meningiomasEyelid approachIntraconal tumorsEndoscopic approachIntracranial componentOcular movement disordersOptic nerve compressionGross total resectionStandard of careTransorbital endoscopic approachAdjacent hyperostosisEndonasal decompressionPrior craniotomyRadiographic outcomesNerve compressionHigh morbiditySphenoidal wingPostoperative measurementsVisual deteriorationOrbital apexPlaque diseaseIntracranial portionInvasive alternativeMovement disordersSurgical technique