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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Combined petrosal approach for petroclival meningioma
Omar Arnaout1, Ossama Al-Mefty1
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
The authors present the case of a 56-year-old patient who presented with a large petroclival meningioma and clinical symptoms of brainstem compression and hydrocephalus. The authors describe a two-stage combined petrosal approach for complete resection of the tumor. The nuances of the approach and microsurgical technique are discussed, as well as the radiographic and clinical outcomes. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/JxoTXS-uiHM .

