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Fig. 20.1 Imaging modalities used in workup of meningiomas. (a) T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium-enhanced sequences provides anatomical detail about the location of tumors, as well as their…

Fig. 26.1 Preoperative bony window sagittal CT scan Figs. 26.2 and 26.3 Preoperative MRI scan 26.5 Anatomy of the Approach A precise knowledge of the anatomy of the nose, paranasal…

Fig. 10.1 Contrast-enhanced sellar MRI, sagittal image: typical appearance of a Rathke’s cleft cyst. The cyst has split the pituitary gland: the adenohypophysis has been moved and compressed anteriorly, and…

Fig. 9.1 (a–c) Purely neuroendoscopic, transventricular technique. (a) Puncture of the cyst’s dome and complete drainage of content by aspiration and washing with Ringer’s solution. (b) Perforation of the cyst’s…

Fig. 15.1 After the small dural opening, the cyst content can be drained. *Arachnoid cyst content 15.3 Surgical Treatment of Sellar or Sellar/Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts When needed, the surgical treatment…

Authors Year No. of patients Technique Dose (Gy) FU (months) Tumor control (%) Late toxicity (%) Carella et al. [9] 1982 57 EBRT 55–60 NA 95 NA Forbes and Goldberg…

Type of cyst Location Compression of the nervous structures Hydrocephalus Indication to transcranial surgery Transcranial approaches Site of fenestration and CSF drainage Intrasellar Sella turcica with suprasellar extension None or…

Fig. 8.1 Illustration of the marsupialization of the cyst: the arrow represents the trajectory of the endoscope during the surgical procedure performed in four basic steps: 1 approach to the…