title: Combined microsurgical extra-axial and transcortical transventricular endoscopic excision of parasellar tumors with ventricular extension.
abstract: Sella/parasellar tumors with intraventricular extension present unique neurosurgical challenges in achieving gross total resection with minimal morbidity and mortality. Firm attachment of large tumors, especially craniopharyngiomas, in this location to critical structures, makes the goal of complete microsurgical resection more difficult to attain. Several traditional surgical approaches are available. We report two patients who had novel combination of the traditional extra-axial microsurgical and transcortical transventricular endoscopic approaches to resect sellar/suprasellar tumors with intraventricular extension as either staged or simultaneous procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, UCH; Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Augustine A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adeolu
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Osazuwa
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Oremakinde
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Oyemolade
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Shokunbi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014696:Ventriculostomy