Fig. 5.1 Endoscopic view of the surgical field after the removal of a large pituitary adenoma. Note the residual gland pushed toward the left wall of the sella (a). Endoscopic…
Fig. 18.1 (a) Representative figure demonstrating an intraoperative stereotactic system that displays the standard orthogonal views based on the preoperative MRI scan. A trajectory view or the intraoperative endoscopic high-definition…
81. Massimi L, Di Rocco C, Tamburrini G, Caldarelli M, Iannelli A (2004) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: complications and failures. Minerva Pediatr 56(2):167–181PubMed 82. Navarro R, Gil-Parra R, Reitman AJ, Olavarria…
Fig. 1.1 Professor Dr. Med. Axel Perneczky (1949–2009) His main fields of activity were microsurgical anatomy and the implicating surgical strategies in neurosurgery, aneurysm and angioma surgery and skull base…
Author No. of patients Age Successful ETV Jones et al. [3] 15 <6 months 7 (47 %) Buxton et al. [22] 4 <1 year 2 (50 %) Cinalli et al….
Fig. 22.1 Rathke cleft cyst. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A homogeneous, nonenhancing lesion is seen in the posterior sella, displacing the pituitary gland anteriorly….
Fig. 21.1 (a) Sagittal T1-weighted pre-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A large mass with heterogeneous signal intensity is centered in the sella with a large cystic suprasellar component…
Fig. 28.1 Meningioma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. A large, enhancing mass is centered in the left parasellar region, with involvement of the sella. The…
Fig. 5.1 Extended endoscopic approaches allow access from the anterior skull base anteriorly to the foramen magnum and upper cervical spine inferiorly (Courtesy of Dr. Luigi Cavallo) 5.2 Comparison of…
Fig. 12.1 Growth hormone (GH)–secreting adenoma. (a) Axial noncontrast CT scan with bony windowing. (b) Intraoperative endoscopic photo. The CT scan shows the large caliber and prominence of the internal…
