Surgery of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: A Technical Purview on Pterional Approach

Anil Nanda; Devi Prasad Patra; Amey Rajan Savardekar; Nasser Mohammed; Vinayak Narayan; Shyamal C. Bir

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1625945

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): S265-S266
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625945

Skull Base: Operative Videos

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Surgery of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: A Technical Purview on Pterional Approach

Authors

Anil Nanda

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Devi Prasad Patra

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Amey Rajan Savardekar

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Nasser Mohammed

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Vinayak Narayan

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Shyamal C. Bir

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Abstract

Full Text

PDF Download

Keywords

tuberculum sellae meningioma - surgery - operative video - transcranial approach - technical nuances

Fig. 1 Pre-op magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (A–C) and postoperative MRI of the patient (D–F).

Fig. 2 Intra-op images showing dissection of the tumor from the right optic nerve (A), ACA branches (B), pituitary stalk (C), and the operative view after complete resection of the tumor (D). ON, optic nerve; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; C/L, contralateral; I/L, ipsilateral; ICA, internal carotid artery.

www.thieme.com/skullbasevideos

www.thieme.com/jnlsbvideos

Figures

Fig. 1 Pre-op magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (A–C) and postoperative MRI of the patient (D–F).

Fig. 2 Intra-op images showing dissection of the tumor from the right optic nerve (A), ACA branches (B), pituitary stalk (C), and the operative view after complete resection of the tumor (D). ON, optic nerve; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; C/L, contralateral; I/L, ipsilateral; ICA, internal carotid artery.