New outlook on the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of childhood-onset craniopharyngioma

HL Müller, TE Merchant, S Puget… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Childhood-onset craniopharyngiomas are rare embryonic tumours of low-grade histological
malignancy. Novel insights into the molecular pathogenesis of human adamantinomatous …

Lessons learned in the evolution of endoscopic skull base surgery: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article

TH Schwartz, PF Morgenstern, VK Anand - Journal of neurosurgery, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) is a relatively recent addition to the
neurosurgical armamentarium. As with many new approaches, there has been significant …

The endoscopic endonasal approach for the management of craniopharyngiomas: a series of 103 patients

LM Cavallo, G Frank, P Cappabianca, D Solari… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Despite their benign histological appearance, craniopharyngiomas can be
considered a challenge for the neurosurgeon and a possible source of poor prognosis for …

Suprasellar and recurrent pediatric craniopharyngiomas: expanding indications for the extended endoscopic transsphenoidal approach

AF Alalade, E Ogando-Rivas, J Boatey… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The expanded endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal approach has become
increasingly used for craniopharyngioma surgery in the pediatric population, but questions …

Comparing surgical approaches for craniopharyngioma resection among adults and children: a meta-analysis and systematic review

KL Webb, WW Pruter, ML Hinkle, MT Walsh - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Craniopharyngioma treatment often necessitates surgical resection.
Conventional approaches, such as transcranial and transsphenoidal approaches, are …

Endoscopic endonasal resection versus open surgery for pediatric craniopharyngioma: comparison of outcomes and complications

PJ Madsen, VP Buch, JE Douglas, AK Parasher… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Craniopharyngioma represents up to 10% of pediatric brain tumors. Although
these lesions are benign, attempts at gross-total resection (GTR) can lead to serious …

Optic chiasm distortions caused by craniopharyngiomas: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging correlation and influence on visual outcome

R Prieto, JM Pascual, L Barrios - World neurosurgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the anatomic distortions of the optic chiasm caused by
craniopharyngiomas (CPs) and their influence on preoperative and postoperative visual …

Visual functions in children with craniopharyngioma at diagnosis: a systematic review

MA Nuijts, N Veldhuis, I Stegeman, HM van Santen… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Childhood craniopharyngioma is a rare and slow growing brain tumour, often located in the
sellar and suprasellar region. It commonly manifests with visual impairment, increased …

Outcomes after endoscopic endonasal resection of craniopharyngiomas in the pediatric population

VS Patel, A Thamboo, J Quon, JV Nayak, PH Hwang… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Craniopharyngiomas have traditionally been treated via open transcranial
approaches. More recently, endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches have been …

Lack of sphenoid pneumatization does not affect endoscopic endonasal pediatric skull base surgery outcomes

EC Kuan, AC Kaufman, D Lerner… - The …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Currently, due to the rarity of pathology, there are limited data
surrounding outcomes of pediatric skull base surgery. Traditionally, surgeons have …