title: Endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of a mid-clival meningioma.
abstract: Advances in transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery have allowed difficult clival tumours such as meningiomas causing effacement of the pons and basilar artery to be approached by this technique. We report a clival meningioma resected via a transsphenoidal endoscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, Wellington, New Zealand. hamish.alexander@ccdhb.co.nz
authors.forename: Hamish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Agadha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wickremesekera
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wormald
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed