Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior cranial base encephaloceles: A lower cost alternative to open craniofacial approaches

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Wu ◽  
Fuad M. Baroody ◽  
Christopher R. Roxbury
Keyword(s):  
Lower Cost ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base

Extrapolating the Limits of the Nasoseptal Flap With Pedicle Dissection to the Internal Maxillary Artery

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos D Pinheiro-Neto ◽  
Maria Peris-Celda ◽  
Tyler Kenning
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Frontal Sinus ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
Pedicled Flap ◽  
Maxillary Artery ◽  
Internal Maxillary Artery ◽  
Nasoseptal Flap ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base

Abstract BACKGROUND The nasoseptal flap is the main pedicled flap used for endoscopic cranial base reconstruction. For large anterior cranial base defects, the anterior edge is a concern for the nasoseptal flap reach. OBJECTIVE To present a surgical technique that completely releases the vascular pedicle of the nasoseptal flap from the sphenopalatine artery (SPA) foramen improving considerably the reach of the flap. METHODS A patient with left anterior cranial base fracture involving the posterior table of the frontal sinus, who presented with cerebrospinal fluid leak and contused brain herniation to the ethmoid and frontal sinuses. Unilateral endoscopic endonasal anterior cranial base reconstruction was performed with left sided nasoseptal flap. The nasoseptal flap pedicle was dissected and completely released from the SPA foramen. The flap was left attached only to the internal maxillary artery (IMAX) vascular bundle. RESULTS The flap covered the entire left anterior cranial base, from the planum sphenoidale to the posterior table of the frontal sinus. There was complete obliteration of the cerebrospinal fluid fistula postoperatively with resolution of the radiographic pneumocephalus and the patient's rhinorrhea. CONCLUSION The complete release of the nasoseptal flap pedicle from the SPA foramen is feasible and remarkably improves the reach of the flap. It also increases the reconstructive area of the flap since the entire septal mucosa can be used for reconstruction and the pedicle length is based exclusively upon the SPA/IMAX.

Neuronavigation-Guided Endoscopic Endonasal Drainage of Pediatric Anterior Cranial Base Epidural and Subdural Empyema

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Charles J. Touchette ◽  
Louis Crevier ◽  
Alexander G. Weil
Keyword(s):  
Cranial Base ◽  
Subdural Empyema ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base

scholarly journals Endoscopic endonasal resection of midline cranial base tumors

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Enrico De Divitiis ◽  
Felice Esposito ◽  
Paolo Cappabianca ◽  
Luigi M. Cavallo ◽  
Oreste De Divitiis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skull Base ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
Transsphenoidal Approach ◽  
Csf Leak ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Visual Deficits ◽  
Extended Transsphenoidal Approach ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base ◽  
Subtotal Removal

Objective: The advent of the endoscope in transsphenoidalsurgery has permitted to expand the indications of such approach also for the treatment of on tumors located in supra, para, retro and infrasellar regions, enabling the neurosurgeon to work under direct visual control in a minimally invasive way. Since 2004 we have started to use the extended endonasal transsphenoidal approach for a variety of lesions involving the midline skull base and, in particular, the suprasellar area, the cavernous sinus and the retroclival prepontine region. Methods: Over a 36-month period, sixty-four procedures have been performed. The series consisted of 29 males and 35 females, aged from 24 to 80 years (median 49.8 years). The mean follow-up was of 18 months (ranging from 3 to 36 months). Among the patients with midline lesions, who were 90.6 % of the total, seven patients had a pituitary adenoma, sixteen patients were affected by a craniopharyngioma, six patients had a suprasellar Rathke’s cleft cyst, seven subjects had a tuberculum sellae meningioma, four had an olfactorygroove meningioma, and six a clival tumor. Other lesions ofthe midline skull base were, 1 chiasmatic astrocytoma, 1 neuroendocrine tumor, 4 post-traumatic cerebro-spinal fluid rhinorrhea, and one optic nerve glioma. Three other patients had anterior cranial base meningoencephaloceles. Results: Overall, gross total removal of the lesion was achieved in 30/49 tumoral lesions (61.2%); subtotal removal was achieved in 12/49 cases (24.5%). The three cases of meningoencephaloceles were all successfully treated. Among the patients with preoperative visual deficits, most of them fully recovered or improved and only two worsened in one eye. Major complications consisted in 2 deaths (one not directly related with the surgical procedure), 6 postoperative CSF leak (one complicated with bacterial meningitis), one ICA injury, and 6 cases of permanent diabetes insipidus.Conclusion: The extended transsphenoidal approach tothe supra and parasellar lesions seems Endoscopy; Transsphenoidal surgery; Extended approach; Parasellar; Tumors; Anterior skull base. A promising minimally invasivetechnique for the removal of lesions affecting these areas,once thought to be suitable only of the transcranial routes.Concerning the lesion removal and the recurrence rate compared with the transcranial routes, it is too early to pose a definitive word, since the follow-up is still too short.

scholarly journals Clinical Outcomes following Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Anterior Cranial Base Meningiomas

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S188
Author(s):  
Zain Rizvi ◽  
Marvin Bergsneider ◽  
Jeffrey Suh ◽  
Jose Alonso ◽  
Marilene Wang
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery ◽  
Endonasal Surgery ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base

Resection of Anterior Cranial Base Meningiomas with Intra- and Extracranial Involvement via a Purely Endoscopic Endonasal Approach

ORL ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuhang Zhang ◽  
Zhenlin Wang ◽  
Hongchuan Guo ◽  
Feng Kong ◽  
Ge Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cranial Base ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach ◽  
Endonasal Approach ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base

Expanded endoscopic endonasal transcribriform approach for resection of anterior skull base olfactory schwannoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (Suppl1) ◽  
pp. E3 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Liu ◽  
Jean Anderson Eloy
Keyword(s):  
Skull Base ◽  
Skull Base Surgery ◽  
Tumor Resection ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
Anterior Skull Base ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Olfactory Groove ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base ◽  
Ventral Skull Base ◽  
Brain Retraction

Anterior skull base (ASB) schwannomas are extremely rare and can often mimic other pathologies involving the ASB such as olfactory groove meningiomas, hemangiopericytomas, esthesioneuroblastomas, and other malignant ASB tumors. The mainstay of treatment for these lesions is gross-total resection. Traditionally, resection for tumors in this location is performed through a bifrontal transbasal approach that can involve some degree of brain retraction or manipulation for tumor exposure. With the recent advances in endoscopic skull base surgery, various ASB tumors can be resected successfully using an expanded endoscopic endonasal transcribriform approach through a “keyhole craniectomy” in the ventral skull base. This approach represents the most direct route to the anterior cranial base without any brain retraction. Tumor involving the paranasal sinuses, medial orbits, and cribriform plate can be readily resected. In this video atlas report, the authors demonstrate their step-by-step techniques for resection of an ASB olfactory schwannoma using a purely endoscopic endonasal transcribriform approach. They describe and illustrate the operative nuances and surgical pearls to safely and efficiently perform the approach, tumor resection, and multilayered reconstruction of the cranial base defect. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/NLtOGfKWC6U.

ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL RESECTION OF ANTERIOR CRANIAL BASE MENINGIOMAS

Neurosurgery ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Gardner ◽  
Amin B. Kassam ◽  
Ajith Thomas ◽  
Carl H. Snyderman ◽  
Ricardo L. Carrau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak ◽  
Tumor Location ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
Complete Resection ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach ◽  
Endonasal Approach ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
Petroclival Meningiomas ◽  
Anterior Cranial Base ◽  
Fluid Leak

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE The endonasal route may be feasible for the resection of anterior cranial base tumors that abut the paranasal sinuses. There are several case reports and mixed case series discussing this approach. Other than pituitary adenomas, there is a lack of literature describing the outcomes of endonasal approaches for single-tumor types such as meningiomas. METHODS In this study, we describe our current endoscopic endonasal technique and demonstrate the feasibility of using it to access anterior cranial base meningiomas from the back wall of the frontal sinus to the sella and laterally to the region of the midorbit. After this discussion, which includes key technical considerations and nuances, we address safety and efficacy by reporting the outcomes of our early experience with endoscopic endonasal resection of 35 anterior cranial base meningiomas. RESULTS A total of 35 patients underwent endoscopic endonasal resection of anterior cranial base meningiomas from October 2002 to October 2005. Degree of resection by tumor location was as follows: 10 of the 12 (83%) patients with olfactory groove meningiomas planned for complete resection underwent gross total (seven of 12) or near-total (>95%) (three of 12) resection (67% of all 15 olfactory tumors); 12 of 13 patients (92%) with tuberculum meningiomas underwent gross (11 of 13) or near (>95%) (one of 13) total resection; five patients diagnosed with petroclival meningiomas had successful resection of the parasellar portion of their tumors with relief of visual symptoms (no patients underwent complete resection of their tumors via the endoscopic, endonasal approach); two giant petroclival meningiomas were debulked with 63 and 89% resection, respectively. All patients experienced resolution or improvement of visual symptoms. No patient experienced permanent worsening of vision after surgery. Only one (3%) patient without preoperative endocrine dysfunction experienced a new, permanent pituitary deficit, diabetes insipidus. One (3%) patient experienced a new neurological deficit after experiencing a hemorrhage 3 weeks after surgery. The postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak rate was 40% (14 of 35) and varied by tumor location. All leaks were resolved without craniotomy. There were no cases of bacterial meningitis. One patient developed a superinfection of a sterile granuloma from a sinusitis 2 years after surgery. There were two cases of deep venous thrombosis and one pulmonary embolus. There were no operative or perioperative deaths. CONCLUSION Cranial base meningiomas can be successfully managed via a purely endoscopic endonasal approach with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates. The extent of resection is guided by patient factors and symptoms, not by approach. This series had a high cerebrospinal fluid leak rate. With the evolution of new reconstruction techniques, these rates have been substantially reduced.

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