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Endoscopic Endonasal Excision of an Optic Pathway Cavernous Malformation: Technical Case Report
Biren Khimji Patel1, A Jaypalsinh Gohil1, Prakash Nair1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
|April 7, 2021
Summary
Endoscopic endonasal resection effectively treated a cavernous malformation (CM) in the optic pathway and hypothalamus. This approach improved visual field defects, demonstrating a viable surgical option for these rare vascular malformations.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular Neurology
- Ophthalmology
Background:
- Cavernous malformations (CMs) are rare, low-flow vascular anomalies.
- Involvement of the optic pathway and hypothalamus (OPH) is infrequent.
- CMs are typically angiographically occult.
