title: Microsurgery with or without Neuroendoscopy in Petroclival Meningiomas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to investigate the operative procedure for neuroendoscope-assisted microscopic resection of petroclival meningioma to improve prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients with petroclival meningioma who had undergone neuroendoscope-assisted microscopic resection at the Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were selected. In addition, 12 patients with petroclival meningioma who had undergone microscopic surgery were used as control. Clinical data from the 24 cases of petroclival meningioma were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For the neuroendoscope-assisted group, six, five, and one cases were respectively subjected to total resection, subtotal resection, and most resection. For the microscopic surgery group, two, three, and seven cases were respectively subjected to total resection, subtotal resection, and most resection. Both the total and subtotal resection rates of petroclival meningioma in the neuroendoscope-assisted group were significantly higher than those in the microscopic surgery group (p < 0.05). No difference was observed for short-term and long-term complications (p > 0.05) between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neuroendoscope-assisted microscopic resection for petroclival meningioma can improve the total and subtotal resection rates of the tumor. Moreover, this method does not increase postoperative short-term and long-term complications.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Department of Neurosurgery,Urumqi, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Jiu
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dangmuren-Jiafu
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xiao-Jiang
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Kaheerman
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadeer
authors.forename: Guo-Jia
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: DU
authors.forename: Yong-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Luan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult