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REVIEW THE LIMITS OF ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL APPROACHES
Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 June;62(3):297-300
DOI: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04347-3
Copyright © 2018 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
language: English
Limits of the endoscopic transnasal transtubercular approach
Verena GELLNER ✉, Peter V. TOMAZIC
Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
INTRODUCTION: The endoscopic transnasal trans-sphenoidal transtubercular approach has become a standard alternative approach to neurosurgical transcranial routes for lesions of the anterior skull base in particular pathologies of the anterior tubercle, sphenoid plane, and midline lesions up to the interpeduncular cistern. For both the endoscopic and the transcranial approach indications must strictly be evaluated and tailored to the patients’ morphology and condition. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the evidence in literature of the limitations of the endoscopic transtubercular approach.
EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A PubMed/Medline search was conducted in January 2018 entering following keywords. Upon initial screening 7 papers were included in this review. There are several other papers describing the endoscopic transtubercular approach (ETTA). We tried to list the limitation factors according to the actual existing literature as cited.
EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: The main limiting factors are laterally extending lesions in relation to the optic canal and vascular encasement and/or unfavorable tumor tissue consistency.
CONCLUSIONS: The ETTA is considered as a high level transnasal endoscopic extended skull base approach and requires excellent training, skills and experience.
KEY WORDS: Endoscopy - Review - Neoplasms