OBJECTIVE: Craniopharyngiomas have traditionally represented a challenge for open
transcranial or transsphenoidal microscopic neurosurgery because of their anatomical …

Object Craniopharyngiomas have a propensity to recur after resection, potentially causing
death through their aggressive local behavior in their critical site of origin. Recent data …

Object The extended transsphenoidal approach is a less invasive method for removing
purely suprasellar lesions compared with traditional transcranial approaches. Most …

OBJECTIVE: The traditional boundaries of the transsphenoidal approach can be expanded
to include the region from the cribriform plate of the anterior cranial fossa to the foramen …

Object The proximity of craniopharyngiomas to vital neurovascular structures and their high
recurrence rates make them one of the most challenging and controversial management …

OBJECTIVE: Endonasal and supraorbital “eyebrow” craniotomies are increasingly being
used to remove craniopharyngiomas and tuberculum sellae meningiomas. Herein, we …

OBJECTIVE: The endoscope has recently been applied to the supradiaphragmatic
transsphenoidal approach, but only case reports dealing with different pathological features …

BACKGROUND: The endoscopic, endonasal, extended transsphenoidal approach is a
minimal-access technique for managing craniopharyngiomas. Outcome measures such as …

✓ The history of the endoscope exemplifies the manner in which technological advances
influence medicine and surgery. Endoscopic systems have evolved and improved, and they …

OBJECTIVE: Suprasellar craniopharyngiomas have been classically removed using a
variety of transcranial approaches. Historically, the transsphenoidal route was reserved for …