Object The development of endoscopic endonasal approaches, albeit in the early stages,
represents part of the continuous evolution of skull base surgery. During this early period, it …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the advantages and limitations of the endoscopic endonasal
approach to anterior skull base meningiomas, a minimally invasive approach that avoids …

Object Following the introduction of the neurosurgical microscope, the outcomes in
suprasellar meningioma surgery were dramatically improved. More recently, the …

OBJECTIVE: Tuberculum sellae meningiomas represent 5 to 10% of all intracranial
meningiomas. Such lesions are classically removed through a variety of well-standardized …

Object Recently, endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) has been introduced in the
management of skull base tumors, with constantly improving outcomes and increasing …

OBJECTIVE: To emphasize the high frequency of optic canal (OC) involvement in
tuberculum sellae meningiomas; the importance of opening the OC and of removing tumor …

Object The extended transnasal approach, a recent surgical advancements for the ventral
skull base, allows excellent midline access to and visibility of the anterior cranial fossa …

Object Recently, extended transsphenoidal surgery (ETSS) has become an alternative to
transcranial surgery (TCS) for suprasellar meningiomas, although the relative benefits of …

Object In the past decade, the endonasal transsphenoidal approach (eTSA) has become an
alternative to the microsurgical transcranial approach (mTCA) for tuberculum sellae …

Background The resection of planum sphenoidale and tuberculum sellae meningiomas is
challenging. A universally accepted classification system predicting surgical risk and …