Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the midline skull base: the evolving role of transsphenoidal surgery

P Cappabianca, LM Cavallo, F Esposito… - Advances and technical …, 2008 - Springer
The evolution of the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal technique, which was initially
reserved only for sellar lesions through the sphenoid sinus cavity, has lead in the last …

Graded repair of cranial base defects and cerebrospinal fluid leaks in transsphenoidal surgery

F Esposito, JR Dusick, N Fatemi… - Operative …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: A graded approach to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak repair after
transsphenoidal surgery is presented. METHODS: Patients undergoing endonasal tumor …

3 Tesla intraoperative MRI for brain tumor surgery

DT Ginat, B Swearingen, W Curry… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Implementation of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) has been shown to
optimize the extent of resection and safety of brain tumor surgery. In addition, iMRI can help …

Management and implications of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak in transnasoseptal transsphenoidal microsurgery

GJ Kaptain, AS Kanter, DK Hamilton… - Operative …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Nonvascularized autologous grafts used for sellar reconstruction in
transseptal transsphenoidal surgery are commonly applied in the setting of intraoperative …

Use of equine collagen foil as dura mater substitute in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery

P Cappabianca, F Esposito, LM Cavallo, A Messina… - Surgical neurology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study describes the use of a novel collagen-based dural substitute in
endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery. METHODS: Operative records were …

[PDF][PDF] Post-traumatic tension pneumocephalus: series of four patients and review of the literature

AS Rathore, GD Satyarthee… - Turk Neurosurg, 2016 - turkishneurosurgery.org.tr
Tension pneumocephalus is an uncommon and life-threatening neurological condition. It
requires emergent and immediate attention to prevent fatal complications. Head injury is the …

[HTML][HTML] Use of equine pericardium sheet (LYOMESH®) as dura mater substitute in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery

LM Cavallo, D Solari, T Somma… - Translational …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The aim of this study was to describe the use of equine pericardium sheet
(Lyomesh®) as dural substitute for sellar reconstruction after endoscopic endonasal …

Tension pneumoventricle after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for Rathke cleft cyst

YH Lin, HL Lin, DY Cho - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Tension pneumoventricle is an extremely rare, but treatable, neurosurgical
emergency. The prompt and accurate diagnosis of tension pneumoventricle requires …

[PDF][PDF] Pituitary macroadenoma coexistent with a posterior circulation aneurysm leading to subarachnoidal hemorrhage during transsphenoidal surgery

Z Habibi, SM Miri, A Sheikhrezaei - Turkish neurosurgery, 2015 - turkishneurosurgery.org.tr
The coexistence of cerebral aneurysm and pituitary adenoma has been described
previously. Most of such cases harbor functional tumors and anterior circulation aneurysms …

Consensus on postoperative recommendations after transsphenoidal surgery

UJ Knappe, D Moskopp, R Gerlach… - Experimental and …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Background Guidelines for patient behavior following transsphenoidal surgery do not exist.
To gain generally recommendations, the German pituitary working group conducted a study …