Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas
The cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is the most common location of infratentorial meningiomas. Their origin in relation to the inner auditory canal (IAC) is an important landmark in their classification into…
Instrumentation (Micro, Endo, IGS, MRI Application)
Instrumentation (Micro, Endo, IGS, MRI Application) Keywords: skull base surgery, meningiomas, instrumentation, endoscope, operating microscope, imageguided surgery Oreste de Divitiis, Phillip A. Bonney, Teresa Somma, Federico Frio, and Gabriel Zada…
Middle Fossa Floor Meningiomas
Middle Fossa Floor Meningiomas Keywords: middle fossa floor meningioma, Meckel’s cave meningioma, pterional approach, subtemporal approach, fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic approach Roberto Delfini, Benedetta Fazzolari, Davide Colistra Abstract Little is known regarding meningiomas…
Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring during Surgery
Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring during Surgery Keywords: somatosensory-evoked potential, motor-evoked potential, visual-evoked potentials, cranial nerve monitoring, intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, skull base meningiomas Pietro Meneghelli, Francesco Sala Abstract Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM)…
Olfactory Groove Meningiomas
Olfactory Groove Meningiomas Keywords: olfactory groove meningioma, anterior skull base meningioma, surgical approaches, endoscopic endonasal approach, endoscopic skull base surgery, outcomes, complications, recurrence Daniel M. Prevedello, Alaa S. Montaser, Matias…
The Evolution of Surgery—the Soul of Neurosurgery
The Evolution of Surgery—the Soul of Neurosurgery Keywords: meningioma, brain tumors, skull base surgery, microneurosurgery, endoscopic surgery, transsphenoidal surgery Edward R Laws, Jr., Ian F Dunn Abstract Meningiomas have been…
Exogenous Factors Affecting Meningiomas
Exogenous Factors Affecting Meningiomas Keywords: exogenous factors, ionizing radiation, female sexual hormones, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields Moujahed Labidi, Anne Laure Bernat, Sebastien Froelich Abstract On rare occasions, intracranial meningiomas are associated…
Clival Meningiomas
Clival Meningiomas Keywords: meningioma, clivus, petrosal, petrosectomy, tumor Rami O. Almefty, Ossama Al-Mefty Abstract True “clival meningiomas” arise from a broad attachment to the central upper two-thirds of the clivus,…
Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Keywords: meningioma, radiation, skull base, stereotactic radiosurgery Gautam U. Mehta, Jeyan Kumar, Mohana Rao Patibandla, Jason P. Sheehan Abstract Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an important component…
Foramen Magnum Meningioma
Foramen Magnum Meningioma Keywords: foramen magnum meningiomas, far lateral approach, extreme lateral approach, occipital condyle, vertebral artery, surgical resection, operative approach Devi Prasad Patra, Anil Nanda Abstract Foramen magnum (FM)…
