Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the ventral skull base lesions. 2018

Murat Kutlay, and Abdullah Durmaz, and İlker Özer, and Cahit Kural, and Çağlar Temiz, and Serdar Kaya, and İlker Solmaz, and Mehmet Daneyemez, and Yusuf Izci
University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey.

With the use of multiple endoscopic endonasal surgical corridors, extended endoscopic endonasal approaches (EEEAs) are now being used to treat a wide range of ventral skull base lesions. Our aim was to present our experience with EEEAs to the ventral skull base lesions. The study group consisted of 106 patients (57 men and 49 women) who underwent surgery for skull base lesions using EEEAs from 2010 to 2017. The EEEA was most commonly used for giant pituitary macroadenomas, sinonasal malignancies, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, meningiomas, craniopharyngiomas, and fibro-osseous lesions. Four different approaches were used including transtuberculum-transplanum, transethmoidal-transcribriform, transclival, and transmaxillary-transpterygoidal. The overall gross total resection (GTR) rate for these diverse pathologies was 75.0% in 88 patients (excluding the operations performed for non-neoplastic pathologies). GTR was achieved in 100%, 77.8%, 75%, 75%, 72.2%, 62.5%, 60% of fibro-osseous lesions, giant/large pitutary adenomas, meningiomas, esthesioneuroblastomas, sinonasal malignancies, craniopharyngiomas, and chordomas, respectively. The overall rate of improvement in visual fields was 86%. The overall rate of CSF leak was 8.4%. Other surgical complications included intracerebral hematoma and tension pneumocephalus. The mortality rate was 0.9%. EEEA is a safe, well-tolerated and effective surgical treatment modality in the management of ventral skull base lesions. It should be performed with close interdisciplinary collaboration. Appropriate case selection is mandatory. However, despite improved reconstruction techniques, postoperative CSF leakage still remains a challenge.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010911 Pituitary Neoplasms Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA. Pituitary Cancer,Cancer of Pituitary,Cancer of the Pituitary,Pituitary Adenoma,Pituitary Carcinoma,Pituitary Tumors,Adenoma, Pituitary,Adenomas, Pituitary,Cancer, Pituitary,Cancers, Pituitary,Carcinoma, Pituitary,Carcinomas, Pituitary,Neoplasm, Pituitary,Neoplasms, Pituitary,Pituitary Adenomas,Pituitary Cancers,Pituitary Carcinomas,Pituitary Neoplasm,Pituitary Tumor,Tumor, Pituitary,Tumors, Pituitary
D011007 Pneumocephalus Presence of air or gas within the intracranial cavity (e.g., epidural space, subdural space, intracerebral, etc.) which may result from traumatic injuries, fistulous tract formation, erosions of the skull from NEOPLASMS or infection, NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES, and other conditions. Cranial Pneumocyst,Intracranial Gas,Pneumocephalus, Tension,Cranial Airocele,Pneumocephalus, Epidural,Pneumocephalus, Traumatic,Pressure Pneumocephalus,Airocele, Cranial,Airoceles, Cranial,Cranial Airoceles,Cranial Pneumocysts,Epidural Pneumocephalus,Gas, Intracranial,Pneumocephalus, Pressure,Pneumocyst, Cranial,Pneumocysts, Cranial,Tension Pneumocephalus,Traumatic Pneumocephalus
D003397 Craniopharyngioma A benign pituitary-region neoplasm that originates from Rathke's pouch. The two major histologic and clinical subtypes are adamantinous (or classical) craniopharyngioma and papillary craniopharyngioma. The adamantinous form presents in children and adolescents as an expanding cystic lesion in the pituitary region. The cystic cavity is filled with a black viscous substance and histologically the tumor is composed of adamantinomatous epithelium and areas of calcification and necrosis. Papillary craniopharyngiomas occur in adults, and histologically feature a squamous epithelium with papillations. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch14, p50) Craniopharyngioma, Adamantinous,Craniopharyngioma, Papillary,Rathke Pouch Tumor,Craniopharyngioma, Adult,Craniopharyngioma, Child,Neoplasm, Rathke Cleft,Neoplasm, Rathke's Cleft,Rathke Cleft Neoplasm,Rathke's Cleft Neoplasm,Rathke's Pouch Tumor,Adamantinous Craniopharyngioma,Adamantinous Craniopharyngiomas,Adult Craniopharyngioma,Adult Craniopharyngiomas,Child Craniopharyngioma,Child Craniopharyngiomas,Craniopharyngiomas,Craniopharyngiomas, Adamantinous,Craniopharyngiomas, Adult,Craniopharyngiomas, Child,Craniopharyngiomas, Papillary,Neoplasm, Rathkes Cleft,Papillary Craniopharyngioma,Papillary Craniopharyngiomas,Rathkes Cleft Neoplasm,Rathkes Pouch Tumor,Tumor, Rathke Pouch,Tumor, Rathke's Pouch
D004724 Endoscopy Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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