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 …

The Simpson grade: abandon the scale but preserve the message

TH Schwartz, MW McDermott - Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020 - thejns.org
The Simpson grading scale, developed in 1957 by Donald Simpson, has been considered
the gold standard for defining the surgical extent of resection for WHO grade I meningiomas …

True petroclival meningiomas: results of surgical management

R Almefty, IF Dunn, S Pravdenkova, M Abolfotoh… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object The relentless natural progression of petroclival meningiomas mandates their
treatment. The management of these tumors, however, is challenging. Among the issues …

Quality of life following endonasal skull base surgery

H Pant, AM Bhatki, CH Snyderman, AD Vescan… - Skull …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
The importance of quality of life (QOL) outcomes following treatments for head and neck
tumors are now increasingly appreciated and measured to improve medical and surgical …

Gamma knife surgery for skull base meningiomas

RM Starke, BJ Williams, C Hiles, JH Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2012 - thejns.org
Object Skull base meningiomas are challenging tumors owing in part to their close proximity
to important neurovascular structures. Complete microsurgical resection can be associated …

Cerebral revascularization for ischemia, aneurysms, and cranial base tumors

LN Sekhar, SK Natarajan, RG Ellenbogen… - Neurosurgery, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THIS ARTICLE EXTENSIVELY reviews the history, indications for bypass, choice of
grafts, techniques, complications, and results after cerebral revascularization. The current …

Long-term control of petroclival meningiomas through radiosurgery

TJ Flannery, H Kano, LD Lunsford, S Sirin… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Because of their critical location adjacent to brain, cranial nerve, and vascular
structures, petroclival meningiomas remain a clinical challenge. The authors evaluated …

Petroclival meningiomas: study on outcomes, complications and recurrence rates

A Nanda, V Javalkar, AD Banerjee - Journal of neurosurgery, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Petroclival meningiomas are notoriously difficult lesions to manage surgically, given
the critical neurovascular structures that are intimately associated with the tumors. In this …

Petroclival meningiomas: update of current treatment and consensus by the EANS skull base section

L Giammattei, P di Russo, D Starnoni, T Passeri… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Background The optimal management of petroclival meningiomas (PCMs) continues to be
debated along with several controversies that persist. Methods A task force was created by …

Clinical management of petroclival meningiomas and the eternal quest for preservation of quality of life: personal experiences over a period of 20 years

V Seifert - Acta neurochirurgica, 2010 - Springer
Background Within the realm of neurosurgery, petroclival meningiomas are regarded as
probably the most difficult tumour to be treated by microsurgery. This is due to the not …