title: [Endoscope-assisted supraorbital keyhole approach for excision of suprasellar region tumor].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study endoscope-assisted microsurgical technique with supraorbital keyhole approach for the treatment of suprasellar region tumor so as to maximize tumor removal and minimize operative-trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to high resolution CT and MR images before operation, individual operation schemes were worked out. Skin incision was made in the eyebrow, and the diameter of supraorbital craniotomy was approximately 2 cm. Endoscope-assisted microsurgical technique was used to resect lesions in 16 consecutive patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total Tumors were removed in all of the 16 patients via the supraorbital keyhole approach. No postoperative complications occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Supraorbital keyhole approach may diminish tissue injury considerably and has proven to provide sufficient operating space in the suprasellar region for tumor removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Haikou Municipal People's Hospital, Haikou 570208, China.
authors.forename: Zuo-wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Ke-shan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xiao-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huan-xiong
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*