2023
Subdural empyema secondary to pansinusitis after coronavirus disease 2019 infection in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case
Hong C, Prust M, Manes R, Rimmer R, Omay S. Subdural empyema secondary to pansinusitis after coronavirus disease 2019 infection in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22525. PMID: 36806010, PMCID: PMC10550626, DOI: 10.3171/case22525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracranial infectionSubdural empyemaAntimicrobial therapyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingMultidisciplinary surgical managementRapid clinical improvementAggressive surgical approachDisease 2019 infectionFull clinical recoveryTime of presentationCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Clinical improvementClinical recoveryImmunocompetent patientsImmunocompetent maleSurgical managementSignificant complicationsSurgical approachDisease 2019Negative culturesPositive culturesHealthy individualsReaction testing
2022
The Role of Surgical Approaches in the Multi-Modal Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas
Hong CS, Omay SB. The Role of Surgical Approaches in the Multi-Modal Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas. Current Oncology 2022, 29: 1408-1421. PMID: 35323318, PMCID: PMC8947636, DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29030118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical approachBenign primary brain tumorsAggressive surgical resectionAdjuvant radiation therapyOptimal surgical approachInvasive surgical approachPrimary brain tumorsSurgical treatment paradigmMulti-modal managementEloquent neural structuresEndoscopic endonasal approachBenign biologyClinical sequelaeHypothalamic dysfunctionOpen resectionSurgical resectionSignificant morbidityOptic apparatusSafe resectionTumor recurrenceTranscranial surgeryTreatment paradigmDisease entityHypothalamic functionLateral approach
2017
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 riskResection