Neurosurgery clinics of North America
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Neurosurg. Clin. N. Am. · Apr 2016
ReviewEndoscopic Endonasal and Keyhole Surgery for the Management of Skull Base Meningiomas.
The resection of anterior skull base meningiomas has traditionally been performed via pterional or unilateral/bilateral subfrontal craniotomies. The supraorbital keyhole approach and the endoscopic endonasal approach, techniques in which the endoscope is used to aid visualization, were developed to provide alternative, less-invasive approaches to aid the resection of these tumors. ⋯ In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of each approach are discussed, along with complications specific to each technique. Furthermore, a detailed procedural description of each surgical approach is described.