Endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of a mid-clival meningioma.
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.
Alexander
Hamish
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, Wellington, New Zealand. hamish.alexander@ccdhb.co.nz
Robinson
Simon
S
Wickremesekera
Agadha
A
Wormald
P J
PJ
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