ICAR: endoscopic skull‐base surgery

EW Wang, AM Zanation, PA Gardner… - International forum of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Endoscopic skull‐base surgery (ESBS) is employed in the management of
diverse skull‐base pathologies. Paralleling the increased utilization of ESBS, the literature in …

Neural network–based identification of patients at high risk for intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks in endoscopic pituitary surgery

VE Staartjes, CM Zattra, K Akeret, N Maldaner… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality have become relatively
low in patients undergoing transnasal transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary adenoma …

Quality of life and emotional burden after transnasal and transcranial anterior skull base surgery

A Wagner, Y Shiban, V Kammermeier, AK Joerger… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Objective To analyze psychopathological outcome and health-related quality of life (QOL) for
cohorts of patients undergoing transcranial or transnasal anterior skull base surgery …

Proposal of standardization of closure techniques after endoscopic pituitary and skull base surgery based on postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak risk classification

AG Ruggeri, M Cappelletti, F Giovannetti… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak still represents the main limitation of endonasal
endoscopic surgery. The aim of the study is to classify the risk of postoperative leak and to …

Comparison Of Lumbar Drain Insertion And Conservative Management In The Treatment Of Traumatic CSF Rhinorrhoea.

R Khan, M Sajjad, AA Khan, B Ahmad… - Journal of Ayub …, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
Background: Conservative management of traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea is associated with a
greater risk of developing meningitis in the presence of active CSF leak. Lumbar drains have …

Predictors of nasoseptal flap use after endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary mass resection

LE Rotman, KP Kicielinski, DR Broadwater, MC Davis… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The pedicled nasoseptal flap (NSF) is the widely accepted reconstructive
technique of choice for repair of larger skull base defects after endoscopic endonasal …

Development of chronic sphenoid sinusitis after sellar reconstruction with medpor porous polyethylene implant

NF Farrell, TT Kingdom, AE Getz, KO Lillehei… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The Medpor porous polyethylene implant is reported to be safe and effective for
sellar reconstruction after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). However, we have observed …