Microsurgical Resection of Suprasellar Craniopharyngioma—Technical Purview

Anil Nanda; Vinayak Narayan; Nasser Mohammed; Amey R. Savardekar; Devi Prasad Patra

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1625941

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, Table of Contents

CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2018; 79(S 03): S247-S248
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625941

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Microsurgical Resection of Suprasellar Craniopharyngioma—Technical Purview

Authors

Anil Nanda

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Vinayak Narayan

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Nasser Mohammed

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Amey R. Savardekar

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Devi Prasad Patra

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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craniopharyngioma - suprasellar - resection - mirror-technique

Fig. 1 Radiology panel showing pre-op (A–C) and post-op (D–F) gadolinium magnetic resonance images.

Fig. 2 Panel of intraoperative images of craniopharyngioma surgery. (A) After opening the Sylvian fissure. (B) After excision of the capsule. (C) Use of “mirror-technique” to visualize the blind spot. (D) Excision of the calcified tumor component. ICA, internal carotid artery.

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Fig. 1 Radiology panel showing pre-op (A–C) and post-op (D–F) gadolinium magnetic resonance images.

Fig. 2 Panel of intraoperative images of craniopharyngioma surgery. (A) After opening the Sylvian fissure. (B) After excision of the capsule. (C) Use of “mirror-technique” to visualize the blind spot. (D) Excision of the calcified tumor component. ICA, internal carotid artery.