Transorbital endoscopic approach for exposure of the sylvian fissure, middle cerebral artery and crural cistern: an anatomical study
Almeida JP, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Shetty SR, Omay SB, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Transorbital endoscopic approach for exposure of the sylvian fissure, middle cerebral artery and crural cistern: an anatomical study. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1893-1907. PMID: 28808799, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryTransorbital endoscopic approachLesser sphenoidal wingMesial temporal lobeSylvian fissureEndoscopic approachCerebral arteryCrural cisternSphenoidal wingEyelid incisionSphenoidal portionEndoscopic transorbital approachIntradural dissectionTemporal lobeTransorbital approachGreater sphenoidal wingAnatomical studyMedial orbital decompressionMiddle fossa duraInvasive skull base surgeryInferior orbital fissurePosterior orbital gyrusSkull base surgerySkull base pathologiesInjected cadaver headsPredictors and incidence of orthostatic headache associated with lumbar drain placement following endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery
Liang B, Shetty SR, Omay SB, Almeida JP, Ni S, Chen YN, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Predictors and incidence of orthostatic headache associated with lumbar drain placement following endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1379-1385. PMID: 28643170, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3247-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal skull base surgeryEndoscopic endonasal proceduresIntracranial hypotensionEndonasal skull base surgeryBlood patchSkull base surgeryEndonasal proceduresEpidural blood patchResultsTwo hundred fortyYoung female patientLumbar drain placementOH patientsInfrequent complicationPatient demographicsFemale patientsConsecutive seriesDrain durationOrthostatic headacheDrain placementLumbar drainagePotential complicationsRisk factorsFemale genderHundred fortyRadiographic signs