Endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of a mid-clival meningioma

Hamish Alexander; Simon Robinson; Agadha Wickremesekera; P J Wormald

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.037

Endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of a mid-clival meningioma

J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Mar;17(3):374-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.037. Epub 2010 Jan 15.

Authors

Hamish Alexander¹, Simon Robinson, Agadha Wickremesekera, P J Wormald

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, Wellington, New Zealand. hamish.alexander@ccdhb.co.nz

PMID: 20079649
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.037

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology
Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery*
Meningioma / pathology
Meningioma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Neuroendoscopy / methods*
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
Sella Turcica / pathology
Sella Turcica / surgery*
Sphenoid Sinus / pathology
Sphenoid Sinus / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed