title: [Preoperative diagnosis and microsurgery of the optic gliomas:retrospective analysis of 7 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the clinical characteristics and therapeutic experience of optic gliomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 7 patients of our department in the past 3 years were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this series of optic glioma patients, the average age was 18.7 years, the ratio of men to women was 4:3, and 100% of the tumors were sub-totally removed. Diabetes inspidus was the most comman postoperative complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The optic glioma is benign intracranial tumor with good prognosis. The key point of treatment is surgical resection combined with proper postoperative radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China. liubo169@163.net
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ye-shi
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xiang-en
authors.initials: XE
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Qing-jun
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D020339:Optic Nerve Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies