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 …

Background Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) is one of the preferred options for skull
base pathologies. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a significant complication of EES and …

Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a complication that any surgeon working
in the field of skull base surgery does not wish to encounter. The surgical approach to the …

OBJECTIVE Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is commonly used for anterior skull base
surgery, especially in the sella turcica (sellar) region. However, because of its anatomical …

Background Endoscopic transsphenoidal skull base surgery (ETSS) is now considered the
criterion standard approach for resection of pituitary adenomas and other midline anterior …

Objective To identify perioperative factors that may predict postoperative cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) leak and meningitis following expanded endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) …

The goal of this American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement (EPS) is to
summarize the best available evidence for technical factors that optimize outcomes in skull …

Craniopharyngiomas arise from the pituitary embryonic squamous cells of Rathke pouch
and account for 1–4% of primary brain tumors at a rate of 0.13–0.19 per 100,000 age …

Introduction: This study compared transsphenoidal (TS) and transfrontal (TF) approaches to
craniopharyngioma utilizing a national database. Methods: The Kids' Inpatient Database …

Objective Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) is commonly performed for resection of
lesions of the anterior/middle cranial fossa region. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a …