Transphenoidal surgery in acromegalic patients: anatomical considerations and potential pitfalls

Anatomical considerations for endoscopic

Anatomical considerations for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery in pediatric patients

✍ Jason R. Tatreau; Mihir R. Patel; Rupali N. Shah; Kibwei A. McKinney; Stephen A. 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 353 KB

## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Pediatric skull base surgery is limited by several boney sinonasal landmarks that must be overcome prior to tumor dissection. When approaching a sellar or parasellar tumor, the piriform aperture, sphenoid sinus pneumatization, and intercarotid distances are ar