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Guo X, Wang Z, Gao L, Ma W, Xing B, Lian W. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs versus tramadol in pain management following transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas: a randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial. J Neurosurg 2022; 137:69-78. [PMID: 34826819 DOI: 10.3171/2021.8.jns211637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Opioid-minimizing or nonopioid therapy using nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or tramadol has been encouraged for pain management. This study aimed to examine the noninferiority of NSAIDs to tramadol for pain management following transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas in terms of analgesic efficacy, adverse events, and rescue opioid use. METHODS This was a randomized, single-center, double-blind noninferiority trial. Patients 18-70 years old with planned transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas were randomly assigned (in a 1-to-1 ratio) to receive NSAIDs (parecoxib injection and subsequent loxoprofen tablets) or tramadol (tramadol injection and subsequent tramadol tablets). The primary outcome was pain score assessed by a visual analog scale (VAS) for 24 hours following surgery; the secondary outcomes were VAS scores for 48 and 72 hours. Other prespecified outcomes included nausea, vomiting, dizziness, upset stomach, skin rash, peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, and pethidine use to control breakthrough pain. Noninferiority of NSAIDs to tramadol was established if the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval (CI) of the VAS score difference was < 1 point and the rate difference of adverse events and pethidine use < 5%. The superiority of NSAIDs was assessed when noninferiority was verified. All analyses were performed on an intention-to-treat basis. RESULTS Two hundred two patients were enrolled between November 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021 (101 in the NSAIDs group, 101 in the tramadol group). Baseline characteristics between groups were well balanced. Mean VAS scores for 24 hours following transsphenoidal surgery were 2.6 ± 1.8 in the NSAIDs group and 3.5 ± 2.1 in the tramadol group (-0.9 difference, 95% CI -1.5 to -0.4; p value for noninferiority < 0.001, p value for superiority < 0.001). Noninferiority and superiority were also achieved for both secondary outcomes. VAS scores improved over time in both groups. Incidences of nausea (39.6% vs 61.4%, p = 0.002), vomiting (3.0% vs 42.6%, p < 0.001), and dizziness (12.9% vs 47.5%, p < 0.001) were significantly lower, while incidence of upset stomach (9.9% vs 2.0%, p = 0.017) was slightly higher in the NSAIDs group compared with the tramadol group. The percentage of opioid use was 4.0% in the NSAIDs group and 15.8% in the tramadol group (-11.8% difference, 95% CI -19.9% to -3.7%; p value for noninferiority < 0.001, p value for superiority = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS NSAIDs significantly reduced acute pain following transsphenoidal surgery, caused few adverse events, and limited opioid use compared with tramadol.
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- Xiaopeng Guo
- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 2Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of Ministry of Health, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
- 3China Pituitary Disease Registry Center; and
- 4China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 2Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of Ministry of Health, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
- 3China Pituitary Disease Registry Center; and
- 4China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 2Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of Ministry of Health, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
- 3China Pituitary Disease Registry Center; and
- 4China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 2Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of Ministry of Health, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
- 3China Pituitary Disease Registry Center; and
- 4China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 2Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of Ministry of Health, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
- 3China Pituitary Disease Registry Center; and
- 4China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 2Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of Ministry of Health, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
- 3China Pituitary Disease Registry Center; and
- 4China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Beijing, China
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Patel TD, Rullan-Oliver B, Ungerer H, Storm PB, Kohanski MA, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Outcomes of endoscopic endonasal resection of pediatric craniopharyngiomas. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2022; 12:1517-1526. [PMID: 35485414 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Craniopharyngiomas have traditionally been treated via open transcranial approaches. More recent, endoscopic endonasal approaches have been increasingly used; however, there has been limited evaluation of long-term outcomes for this approach. METHODS A retrospective review was performed to analyze patients with pediatric craniopharyngioma undergoing endonasal endoscopic resection from 2012 to 2020. Demographic information, clinicopathologic factors, and outcomes including follow-up and recurrences were analyzed. RESULTS All 42 patients, with a mean age of 8.0 years, were included. The median follow-up time was 49 months. Mean tumor diameter was 3.6 cm. All of the tumors had sellar and suprasellar components. The most common presenting symptoms were headaches (64.3%), visual changes (59.5%), and nausea/vomiting (38.1%). Most patients (73.3%) had resolution of their presenting symptoms by their first postoperative visit. Vision improved or remained normal in 69.0% of patients. Postoperatively, incidence of panhypopituitarism or diabetes insipidus developed in 89.7% and 77.8% of patients, respectively. The postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak rate was 7.1%. The recurrence rate was 9.5%. CONCLUSION Endoscopic endonasal resection for pediatric craniopharyngiomas can achieve high rates of resection with low rates of disease recurrence when compared with the outcomes of open transcranial resection reported in the literature. However, hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction remains a significant postoperative morbidity in both approaches.
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- Tapan D Patel
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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In spite of the significant technical and technological progress in neurosurgery and the continuous discoveries by the basic research, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma remains a significant clinical challenge. Actually, the huge size of the tumor, its multiple cystic components, the encasement of Willis' circle and optic pathways, and the invasion of the hypothalamus often prevent its safe surgical resection. Moreover, the local aggressiveness of the tumor accounts for a high risk of recurrence even after a gross total resection. For these reasons, more and more efforts are being dedicated to enhance the knowledge about AC and improve the tools for its treatment.This paper is dedicated to the most recent advances concerning the AC management. Promising, new insights come for the basic research, thanks to the updates on the role of the WNT-β-catenin pathway (important for the tumor genesis and progression, not yet developed enough for a safe target therapy in children but useful for determining the prognosis) and the inflammatory mediators (widely overexpressed, especially by the cyst of the tumor, and for which target therapies are being developed). Moreover, further factors and pathways are under investigation.Also the development of new treatment strategies accounts for the improvement of the prognosis and the quality of life of AC patients. The enhancement of the experience with the endoscopic techniques (both transsphenoidal and transventricular approaches) actually allows to perform a less invasive but effective surgery that can be coupled with new modalities of radiation therapy aiming at obtaining a reliable control of the disease and protecting the endocrinological, ophthalmological, and neurological functions. A special mention is finally deserved by the techniques specifically designed for the intracystic therapy (as cyst fenestration alone or in combination with administration of radionuclides or bleomycin or interferon-α) that are here analyzed together with the aforementioned advances.
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- Federico Bianchi
- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Ceylan S, Emengen A, Caklili M, Ergen A, Yılmaz E, Uzuner A, Icli D, Cabuk B, Anik I. Operative nuances and surgical limits of the endoscopic approach to clival chordomas and chondrosarcomas: A single-center experience of 72 patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021; 208:106875. [PMID: 34388599 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gross total resection (GTR) is the mainstay therapy for chordomas and chondrosarcomas to have the best prognosis. The aims of this study were to specify the limits of EEA, emphasize the need for additional combined approaches for tumors beyond these limitations for high resection rates, discuss the prognostic factors and operative nuances that affect GTR, and present the causes and characteristics of early and late recurrences. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the endoscopic endonasal surgeries in the Pituitary Research Center and Neurosurgery Department of the Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey between January 2004 and December 2019. We retrospectively reviewed the medical data, radiological images, and surgical videos of patients, and 72 patients with chordoma and chondrosarcoma were included in the study. RESULTS Based on pathology reports, 72 patients (seven pediatric) were identified, to whom 91 endoscopic operations were performed. We determined the surgical limitations for each clival segment as superior, middle, and inferior. Then, we divided these into three subgroups according to whether the tumor shows dural invasion (extradural chordoma, large extradural - minimal intradural component, and minimal extradural - large intradural component). The tumors of 19 (26.4%), 25 (26.4%), and nine (12.5%) patients originated from the superior, middle, and inferior clivus, respectively. Nineteen (26.4%) patients had panclival involvement. GTR was performed in 47 (65.3%) the patients. The GTR rate in patients with panclival tumors was 47.3% (9/19). The experience, lateralization, dural involvement, and origin of the clivus affecting GTR were analyzed. Extradural - intradural extensions were verified as negative predictor factors for GTR, whereas tumors located in the superior (OR: 16.710, p=0.030) and middle (OR: 11.154, p=0.023) segments were positive predictive factors for GTR. CONCLUSION An increasing experience in endoscopic surgery significantly increases the GTR rates by widening the surgical limitations. Due to dense bone infiltration and adhesion to critical neurovascular structures, recurrence rates are high despite performing GTR. Although surgery and adjuvant treatments improve the 5-year survival of patients, the mortality rates remain high. Therefore, surgery of these tumors should be performed by experienced centers. In addition to surgical and adjuvant therapies, targeted molecular and translational biological therapies are also needed for chordomas and chondrosarcomas in the future.
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- Savas Ceylan
- Kocaeli University, Neurosurgery Department, Pituitary Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- Kocaeli State Hospital, Neurosurgery Department, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Neurosurgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Kocaeli University, Neurosurgery Department, Pituitary Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Kocaeli University, Neurosurgery Department, Pituitary Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Kocaeli University, Neurosurgery Department, Pituitary Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Kocaeli University, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Kocaeli University, Neurosurgery Department, Pituitary Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Kocaeli University, Neurosurgery Department, Pituitary Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Javadpour M, Amoo M, Crimmins D, Caird J, Daly P, Pears J, Owens C, Capra M, Cody D. Endoscopic extended transsphenoidal surgery for newly diagnosed paediatric craniopharyngiomas. Childs Nerv Syst 2021; 37:1547-1561. [PMID: 33665678 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05108-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Endoscopic extended transsphenoidal surgery (EETSS) has gained popularity for treatment of craniopharyngiomas. The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of endoscopic extended transsphenoidal surgery (EETSS) for newly diagnosed paediatric craniopharyngiomas. METHODS Patient details were obtained from a prospective database of all endoscopic transnasal operations performed by a single surgeon. Outcomes including visual function, pituitary function, body mass index (BMI), postoperative neurological deficit, extent of resection and recurrence on follow-up were obtained. Obesity was defined as BMI percentile of equal to or greater than 95%. RESULTS Between January 2011 and January 2020, 15 of 16 children (5-18 years old) with newly diagnosed craniopharyngiomas underwent EETSS. Four patients had a conchal-type sphenoid sinus. Gross total resection (GTR) was achieved in 4 patients and near total resection (NTR) in 5 patients. The remaining 6 had subtotal resection (STR). Postoperative radiotherapy was used in 6 patients (4 with STR, 2 with NTR). There were no postoperative deaths, strokes or CSF leaks. Normalisation of visual fields (VF) occurred in 9/13 patients with preoperative VF defects. One patient developed a new visual field defect. During a median follow-up period of 74 (8-104) months, 2 patients have required further surgery for tumour progression following initial STR, where a tumour remnant was left in situ to preserve the pituitary stalk. 6/11 patients developed new anterior pituitary dysfunction as a result of surgery and 9/12 developed new diabetes insipidus (DI). At the time of last follow-up, 14/15 children had anterior panhypopituitarism, 13/15 had DI and 1 patient developed new onset obesity. Two patients, who were obese preoperatively, were no longer obese at last follow-up. CONCLUSIONS EETSS can be performed as the first option in the majority of children with newly diagnosed craniopharyngioma, despite factors such as small nose, non-pneumatised sphenoid sinus, small sella or purely suprasellar tumour location. Preservation of the pituitary stalk at the expense of leaving residual tumour may not be in the best interests of the patient.
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- Mohsen Javadpour
- National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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- National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departments of Paediatric Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departments of Paediatric Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departments of Paediatric Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departments of Paediatric Endocrinology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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DİLCİ A, CEVİZCİ R. Septoplasti Yapılan Pediatrik Hastaların Klinik Özelliklerinin Retrospektif Değerlendirilmesi. MUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNIVERSITESI TIP DERGISI 2021. [DOI: 10.17944/mkutfd.822293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Dhandapani S, Narayanan R, Jayant SS, Sahoo SK, Dutta P, Walia R, Chhabra R, Singh A, Verma R, Gupta R, Virk RS, Dhandapani M, Bhagat H, Bhansali A, Mukherjee KK, Gupta SK. Endonasal endoscopic versus microscopic transsphenoidal surgery in pituitary tumors among the young: A comparative study & meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 200:106411. [PMID: 33338824 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The transsphenoidal approach presents unique challenges in young, with scanty literature. This study compares the outcome of pituitary tumors among young in our center between endoscopic(EES) and microscopic(MTS) transsphenoidal surgery, with a meta-analysis. METHODS Patients within 20 years were studied for their surgical approach to a favorable outcome of endocrine remission (ER) (functioning) or Gross/Near-Total resection (nonfunctioning), besides the need for retreatment. Relevant studies were pooled and analyzed according to PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS Out of 64 young patients with pituitary tumors, 48 underwent transsphenoidal surgery using MTS(33) or EES(15). Of these, 21, 14, 5, and 8 had Cushing's, somatotropinomas, prolactinomas, and non-secreting tumors, respectively. Mean symptom duration was 28months, with weight gain(50 %) and visual complaints(29 %) most prevalent. Hypogonadism(21 %) was the most frequent endocrinopathy. The mean tumor volume was 3.8 cm3. Over mean follow-up of 4.4years, favorable outcome was significantly higher after EES than MTS(78.6 % vs. 46.7 %)(odds ratio 4.18, p = 0.05). EES's better outcome was homogeneous across subgroups of age and tumor type, with no significant subgroup difference. Symptom duration was significantly higher among those who required retreatment(p = 0.05), while ER had a non-significant association with tumor volume(p = 0.07). Overall, 40 %, 27 %, 17 %, and 8% were on hydrocortisone, thyroxine, sex hormone, and desmopressin, respectively, at follow-up with no significant difference between EES and MTS. In pooled analysis of literature, both favorable outcome(74 % vs. 48 %,p = 0.02) and retreatment rate(8% vs. 37 %,p = 0.004) were significantly better with EES than MTS. CONCLUSION Among young patients with pituitary tumors, the favorable outcome and retreatment rates are better with endonasal endoscopy and associated with symptom duration and tumor volume.
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- Sivashanmugam Dhandapani
- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of ENT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of ENT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of ENT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of NINE, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Anesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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Schelini JC, Cavalheiro S, Dastoli PA, Hirai ÉR, Atallah C, Costa M, Nicacio J, Capellano AM, Silva N, Zymberg S, de Paula Santos R. Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for pediatric craniopharyngiomas: A case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 130:109786. [PMID: 31812002 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to analyze our series of pediatric patients who underwent craniopharyngioma resection using the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETA). METHODS We collected clinical and surgical data from the charts of 20 children who underwent craniopharyngioma removal surgery using the EETA from 2007 to 2017. From the charts, we collected demographic information, results of imaging tests (size and extension of the tumor), and information regarding the surgical procedure and postoperative complications. RESULTS From the 20 patients included in this series (12 women and eight men), 17 underwent EETA as a primary procedure, and the remaining three underwent EETA as a secondary procedure due to a relapsing tumor following previous transcranial surgery. The mean age of the patients at the time of the surgical procedure was 7.5 years (range 3-18 years). Regarding their location, 12 tumors were in the sellar and suprasellar regions, three extended into the third ventricle, and five were exclusively intrasellar. We achieved a gross total resection (GTR) of the tumor in 14 patients (70%), subtotal in five (25%), and partial in one (5%). One patient (5%) developed a cerebrospinal fluid fistula after the surgical procedure. In the postoperative follow-up period (mean time = 5.3 years; range = 2-9 years), 11 (55%) patients developed panhypopituitarism, and a relapsing tumor was later found in three (15%) patients. Regarding visual impairment, four patients had visual abnormalities preoperatively (amaurosis, n = 2; bilateral visual acuity decrease, n = 1; bilateral visual field defect, n = 1), and those did not improve or worsened postoperatively. None of the patients who did not have vision problems before the surgery developed those postoperatively. CONCLUSION Our results showed that the EETA is a safe and effective approach for removing craniopharyngiomas in children, as it associated with low operative morbidity and complication rates. Also, our data demonstrated that the EETA may be performed regardless of the size of the nasal cavity, pneumatization of the sphenoid sinuses, and location or extension of the tumors.
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- Juliana Carolina Schelini
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil.
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- Discipline of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil; Institute of Pediatric Oncology, IOP, GRAACC, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Discipline of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil; Institute of Pediatric Oncology, IOP, GRAACC, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Institute of Pediatric Oncology, IOP, GRAACC, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Institute of Pediatric Oncology, IOP, GRAACC, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Institute of Pediatric Oncology, IOP, GRAACC, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Discipline of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil
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d'Avella E, Solari D, Somma T, Miccoli G, Milicevic M, Cappabianca P, Cavallo LM. The endoscopic endonasal approach for pediatric craniopharyngiomas: the key lessons learned. Childs Nerv Syst 2019; 35:2147-2155. [PMID: 31055620 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04168-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to highlight the role of the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) in pediatric craniopharyngiomas by reviewing our experience and the key lessons learned from the application of this approach in children. METHODS Between 1998 and 2017, 12 pediatric craniopharyngiomas were treated via EEA at our institution. Demographic data, preoperative assessment, tumor features, surgical results, complications, and recurrences were analyzed. RESULTS Visual defects were the most frequent presenting sign. Seven craniopharyngiomas were infradiaphragmatic, and five were supradiaphragmatic. The EEA was successfully performed in all cases with no complication related to children's sinonasal anatomy. Gross total resection (GTR) rate was of 75%. Endocrinological disturbances improved in one case (20%) and worsened in three (60%). New onset of diabetes insipidus was observed in four (36%) children. Visual defect improved in 91% of cases, with no new postoperative deficit. Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurred in one patient (8%). Three patients (27%) experienced tumor regrowth, and one craniopharyngioma recurred (mean follow-up, 78 months). CONCLUSIONS The EEA offers a straight route to the sellar-suprasellar, making it the ideal approach for pediatric infradiaphragmatic craniopharyngiomas. In supradiaphragmatic craniopharyngiomas, the extended EEA provides a clearer and close-up visualization of the tumor-hypothalamus interface, which can grant better results in terms of quality of life. The pediatric skull base anatomy should not represent a contraindication for the endoscopic technique. Larger series encompassing a wider spectrum of pediatric craniopharyngiomas are needed to further support the benefits of this surgical approach.
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- Elena d'Avella
- Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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Quon JL, Kim LH, Hwang PH, Patel ZM, Grant GA, Cheshier SH, Edwards MSB. Transnasal endoscopic approach for pediatric skull base lesions: a case series. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019; 24:246-257. [PMID: 31200365 DOI: 10.3171/2019.4.peds18693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Transnasal endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches constitute an essential technique for the resection of skull base tumors in adults. However, in the pediatric population, sellar and suprasellar lesions have historically been treated by craniotomy. Transnasal endoscopic approaches are less invasive and thus may be preferable to craniotomy, especially in children. In this case series, the authors present their institutional experience with transnasal endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches for pediatric skull base tumors. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed pediatric patients (age ≤ 18 years) who had undergone transnasal endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches for either biopsy or resection of sellar or suprasellar lesions between 2007 and 2016. All operations were performed jointly by a team of pediatric neurosurgeons and skull base otolaryngologists, except for 8 cases performed by one neurosurgeon. RESULTS The series included 42 patients between 4 and 18 years old (average 12.5 years) who underwent 51 operations. Headache (45%), visual symptoms (69%), and symptoms related to hormonal abnormalities (71%) were the predominant presenting symptoms. Improvement in preoperative symptoms was seen in 92% of cases. Most patients had craniopharyngiomas (n = 16), followed by pituitary adenomas (n = 12), Rathke cleft cysts (n = 4), germinomas (n = 4), chordomas (n = 2), and other lesion subtypes (n = 4). Lesions ranged from 0.3 to 6.2 cm (median 2.5 cm) in their greatest dimension. Gross-total resection was primarily performed (63% of cases), with 5 subsequent recurrences. Nasoseptal flaps were used in 47% of cases, fat grafts in 37%, and lumbar drains in 47%. CSF space was entered intraoperatively in 15 cases, and postoperative CSF was observed only in lesions with suprasellar extension. There were 8 cases of new hormonal deficits and 3 cases of new cranial nerve deficits. Length of hospital stay ranged from 1 to 61 days (median 5 days). Patients were clinically followed up for a median of 46 months (range 1-120 months), accompanied by a median radiological follow-up period of 45 months (range 3.8-120 months). Most patients (76%) were offered adjuvant therapy. CONCLUSIONS In this single-institution report of the transnasal endoscopic transsphenoidal approach, the authors demonstrated that this technique is generally safe and effective for different types of pediatric skull base lesions. Favorable effects of surgery were sustained during a follow-up period of 4 years. Further refinement in technology will allow for more widespread use in the pediatric population.
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- 2Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto; and
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- 2Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 3Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, California
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 3Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, California
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery and
- 3Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, California
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Saniasiaya J, Abdullah B. Quality of life in children following nasal septal surgery: A review of its outcome. Pediatr Investig 2019; 3:180-184. [PMID: 32851314 PMCID: PMC7331304 DOI: 10.1002/ped4.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Nasal septal surgery among children remains controversial because of its adverse effect on craniofacial development. Recent studies, however, have demonstrated that early nasal septal correction prevents the midfacial and nasal growth deformity that is the inevitable consequence of nasal septal abnormality. Nasal septal surgery in children has been reported to lead to significant improvement in quality of life. We reviewed the existing literature to evaluate the outcomes of pediatric nasal septal surgery.
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- Jeyasakthy Saniasiaya
- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHospital Tuanku Ja'afarSerembanNegeri SembilanMalaysia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology‐Head and Neck SurgerySchool of Medical SciencesUniversiti Sains MalaysiaKubang KerianKelantanMalaysia
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Kahilogullari G, Meco C, Beton S, Zaimoglu M, Ozgural O, Basak H, Bozkurt M, Unlu A. Endoscopic Transnasal Skull Base Surgery in Pediatric Patients. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2019; 81:515-525. [PMID: 33134019 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Introduction In pediatric patients, endoscopic transnasal surgery (ETNS) poses challenges because of the small size of the developing skull and narrow endonasal corridors. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ETNS in children by assessing our experience of endoscopic skull base surgery. Materials and Methods All pediatric patients ( n = 54) who were eligible for surgery using only the endonasal endoscopic approach at our tertiary center between 2012 and 2018 were included in this study. The surgeries were performed simultaneously by an endoscopic skull base team of neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists. Hormonal analyses were conducted before and after surgery in all patients with sellar/parasellar lesions. Patients older than 8 years underwent smell and visual testing. Results In the 54 patients aged 1 to 17 years who underwent surgery, craniopharyngioma was the most common pathology (29.6%), followed by pituitary adenoma (22.2%). Gross total resection was achieved in 33 (76.7%) of 41 patients who underwent surgery because of the presence of tumors. All visual deficits improved, although one patient sustained olfactory deterioration. Sixteen (29.6%) patients presented with complications such as transient diabetes insipidus and temporary visual loss. Conclusions Despite anatomy-related challenges in children, adequate results can be achieved with high rates of success, and the functional and anatomical integrity of the developing skull and nose of children can be preserved. In pediatric patients, ETNS is a safe and effective option for addressing various lesions along the skull base.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara University, Turkey.,Department of Otolaryngology, Salzburg Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara University, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara University, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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La Corte E, de Laurentis C, Acerbi F, Broggi M, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Felisati G, Ferroli P. Peel-Away Catheter Introducer Sheath for Reducing Nasal Traumatic Injury During Pediatric Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurg 2019; 129:24-27. [PMID: 31426253 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pediatric endoscopic endonasal surgery represents a still-growing discipline to approach complex skull base lesions and is characterized by unfavorable anatomical conditions. Children have very small nostrils and narrow rhinosinusal corridors, which could lead more easily to accidental injury to the nasal structures. We describe the use of a peel-away catheter introducer sheath as an innovative and minimally invasive technique to further reduce surgical trauma to the nasal mucosa and structures in pediatric rhinoneurosurgery. METHODS From January 2009 to December 2018, the peel-away sheath technique was used in 6 pediatric endoscopic procedures for biopsy and/or removal of skull base tumors. RESULTS The endoscopic technique with the use of the peel-away catheter allowed clear visualization of the surgical field during the whole course of the procedure and good surgical maneuverability. The use of the peel-away sheath did not prolong the surgical operation time and provided a good working channel. No intraoperative or postoperative major complications were observed. No nasal short-term complications were registered in all patients. CONCLUSIONS The use of a peel-away catheter introducer sheath technique represents a valid adjunct in the endoscopic pediatric skull base surgery repertoire. It can help in avoiding inadvertent surgical traumas to the sinonasal structures, especially by residents and junior surgeons. This could potentially reduce postoperative nasal morbidity.
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- Emanuele La Corte
- PhD School in Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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Transsphenoidal Approaches for Microsurgical Resection of Pituitary Adenomas in Pediatric Patients. World Neurosurg 2019; 123:e186-e193. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Shenouda K, Yuhan BT, Mir A, Gonik N, Eloy JA, Liu JK, Folbe AJ, Svider PF. Endoscopic Resection of Pediatric Skull Base Tumors: An Evidence-Based Review. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2018; 80:527-539. [PMID: 31534896 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Objectives To perform a systematic review examining experiences with endoscopic resection of skull base lesions in the pediatric population, with a focus on outcomes, recurrence, and surgical morbidities. Methods PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science databases were evaluated. Studies were assessed for level of evidence. Bias risk was evaluated using the Cochrane Bias tool, Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE), and Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria. Patient characteristics, pathology, site of primary disease, presenting symptoms, stage, procedure specific details, and complications were evaluated. Results were reported using the Preferred Reporting Systems for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Results Ninety-three studies met criteria for inclusion, encompassing 574 patients with skull base tumors. The GRADE and MINORS criteria determined the overall evidence to be moderate quality. The most common benign and malignant pathologies included juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas ( n = 239) and chondrosarcomas ( n = 11) at 41.6 and 1.9%, respectively. Of all juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma tumors, most presented at stage IIIa and IIIb (25.8 and 27.3%, respectively). Nasal obstruction (16.5%) and headache (16.0%) were common symptoms at initial presentation. Surgical approaches included endoscopic endonasal ( n = 193, 41.2%) and endoscopic extended transsphenoidal ( n = 155, 33.1%). Early (< 6 weeks) and late (>6 weeks) complications included cerebrospinal fluid leak ( n = 36, 17.3%) and endocrinopathy ( n = 43, 20.7%). Mean follow-up time was 37 months (0.5-180 months), with 86.5% showing no evidence of disease and 2.1% having died from disease at last follow-up. Conclusion Endoscopic skull base surgery has been shown to be a safe and effective method of treating a variety of pediatric skull base tumors. If appropriately employed, the minimally invasive approach can provide optimal results in the pediatric population.
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- Kerolos Shenouda
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States.,Department of Otolaryngology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States.,Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.,Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.,Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States.,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Wang C, Bai M, Wang X, Tan C, Zhang D, Chang L, Li G, Xie L, Su J, Wen Y. Estrogen receptor antagonist fulvestrant inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of prolactinoma cells by regulating the IRE1/XBP1 signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:4037-4041. [PMID: 30106152 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of an estrogen receptor antagonist, fulvestrant, on proliferation and apoptosis of prolactinoma cells, and to reveal potential regulatory mechanisms. Prolactinoma GH3 cells were treated with 10‑6 mol/l fulvestrant for 2, 4, 8, 12 and 24 h. GH3 cell growth was observed under a microscope and cell viability was detected by MTT assay. Morphological changes of the nuclei in GH3 cells were observed by Hoechst 33258 staining and apoptotic rates were detected by flow cytometry. Preprolactin (PPL) and prolactin (PRL) secretion levels from GH3 cells were measured using ELISA. In addition, the protein expression levels of inositol‑requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1), X‑box binding protein (XBP)‑1 and glucose‑regulated protein, 78 kDa (GRP78) in GH3 cells were detected by western blot analysis. Cell density and cell viability of GH3 cells were significantly reduced in a time‑dependent manner following treatment with fulvestrant (P<0.05). GH3 cells treated with fulvestrant also acquired an apoptotic morphology and the apoptotic rate of GH3 cells was significantly increased by fulvestrant in a time‑dependent manner (P<0.05). PPL and PRL secretion levels were significantly reduced by fulvestrant treatment in a time‑dependent manner (P<0.05). The protein expression levels of IRE1, XBP1 and GRP78 were also significantly reduced in a time‑dependent manner following treatment with fulvestrant (P<0.05). Therefore, fulvestrant may inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis of GH3 cells by downregulating the IRE1/XBP1 signaling pathway.
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- Chao Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Fourth Hospital Affiliated to Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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Manteghi A, Din H, Bundogji N, Leuin SC. Pediatric septoplasty and functional septorhinoplasty: A quality of life outcome study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 111:16-20. [PMID: 29958602 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study assessed disease-specific quality-of-life outcomes among pediatric patients undergoing septoplasty or functional septorhinoplasty. The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) score was obtained pre- and post-operatively. Additional analyses determined whether demographics, nasal trauma, prior nasal surgery, or allergic rhinitis history affected NOSE scores. METHODS Patients undergoing septoplasty or functional septorhinoplasty were evaluated prospectively at a tertiary children's hospital. NOSE scores were assessed pre- and post-operatively. Change in NOSE score was analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, while multiple regression analysis evaluated factors associated with NOSE score change. RESULTS 136 patients (mean age 15.7 ± 2.1 years) were evaluated; 52 (38.2%) underwent septoplasty while 84 (61.8%) underwent functional septorhinoplasty. Mean follow-up was 3.6 ± 5.1 months. There was a statistically significant decrease in NOSE score from pre-operative septoplasty and functional septorhinoplasty: median = 75 to post-operative septoplasty: median = 20 (z = -5.9, p < 0.001) and functional septorhinoplasty: median = 15 (z = -7.9, p < 0.001). Gender, age, nasal trauma, prior nasal surgery, and allergic rhinitis did not have a significant effect on NOSE score change for either group. Additional surgery at the time of procedure was not a confounding variable in the relationship between surgery type and NOSE score. A NOSE Scale reliability analysis demonstrated high internal consistency with Cronbach's α of 0.83 across septoplasty and functional septorhinoplasty patients. CONCLUSION There was significant improvement in disease-specific quality-of-life in pediatric patients undergoing septoplasty or functional septorhinoplasty. Gender, nasal trauma, prior nasal surgery, and allergic rhinitis did not significantly affect NOSE scores in either group.
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- Alexander Manteghi
- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rady Children's Hospital, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA; University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rady Children's Hospital, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rady Children's Hospital, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rady Children's Hospital, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA; University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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Xia Z, Guo X, Zhou Q, Wu J, Lian W, Yao Y, Deng K, Feng M, Wang R, Xing B. Somatotrophic Adenoma in Children Younger than 14 Years: Clinical Features and Treatment of 22 Cases at a Large Pituitary Center. World Neurosurg 2018; 112:e561-e568. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Graffeo CS, Perry A, Link MJ, Daniels DJ. Pediatric Craniopharyngiomas: A Primer for the Skull Base Surgeon. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2018; 79:65-80. [PMID: 29404243 PMCID: PMC5796826 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Pediatric craniopharyngioma is a rare sellar-region epithelial tumor that, in spite of its typically benign pathology, has the potential to be clinically devastating, and presents a host of formidable management challenges for the skull base surgeon. Strategies in craniopharyngioma care have been the cause of considerable controversy, with respect to both philosophical and technical issues. Key questions remain unresolved, and include optimizing extent-of-resection goals; the ideal radiation modality and its role as an alternative, adjuvant, or salvage treatment; appropriate indications for expanded endoscopic endonasal surgery as an alternative to transcranial microsurgery; risks and benefits of skull base techniques in a pediatric population; benefits of and indications for intracavitary therapies; and the preferred management of common treatment complications. Correspondingly, we sought to review the preceding basic science and clinical outcomes literature on pediatric craniopharyngioma, so as to synthesize overarching recommendations, highlight major points of evidence and their conflicts, and assemble a general algorithm for skull base surgeons to use in tailoring treatment plans to the individual patient, tumor, and clinical course. In general terms, we concluded that safe, maximal, hypothalamic-sparing resection provides very good tumor control while minimizing severe deficits. Endoscopic endonasal, intraventricular, and transcranial skull base technique all have clear roles in the armamentarium, alongside standard craniotomies; these roles frequently overlap, and may be further optimized by using the approaches in adaptive combinations. Where aggressive subtotal resection is achieved, patients should be closely followed, with radiation initiated at the time of progression or recurrence-ideally via proton beam therapy, although three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery are very appropriate in a range of circumstances, governed by access, patient age, disease architecture, and character of the recurrence. Perhaps most importantly, outcomes appear to be optimized by consolidated, multidisciplinary care. As such, we recommend treatment in highly experienced centers wherever possible, and emphasize the importance of longitudinal follow-up-particularly given the high incidence of recurrences and complications in a benign disease that effects a young patient population at risk of severe morbidity from hypothalamic or pituitary injury in childhood.
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Perry A, Graffeo CS, Marcellino C, Pollock BE, Wetjen NM, Meyer FB. Pediatric Pituitary Adenoma: Case Series, Review of the Literature, and a Skull Base Treatment Paradigm. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2018; 79:91-114. [PMID: 29404245 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Pediatric pituitary adenoma is a rare skull base neoplasm, accounting for 3% of all intracranial neoplasms in children and 5% of pituitary adenomas. Compared with pituitary tumors in adults, secreting tumors predominate and longer disease trajectories are expected due to the patient age resulting in a natural history and treatment paradigm that is complex and controversial. Objectives The aims of this study were to describe a large, single-institution series of pediatric pituitary adenomas with extensive long-term follow-up and to conduct a systematic review examining outcomes after pituitary adenoma surgery in the pediatric population. Methods The study cohort was compiled by searching institutional pathology and operative reports using diagnosis and site codes for pituitary and sellar pathology, from 1956 to 2016. Systematic review of the English language literature since 1970 was conducted using PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Google Scholar. Results Thirty-nine surgically managed pediatric pituitary adenomas were identified, including 15 prolactinomas, 14 corticotrophs, 7 somatotrophs, and 4 non-secreting adenomas. All patients underwent transsphenoidal resection (TSR) as the initial surgical treatment. Surgical cure was achieved in 18 (46%); 21 experienced recurrent/persistent disease, with secondary treatments including repeat surgery in 10, radiation in 14, adjuvant pharmacotherapy in 11, and bilateral adrenalectomy in 3. At the last follow-up (median 87 months, range 3-581), nine remained with recurrent/persistent disease (23%). Thirty-seven publications reporting surgical series of pediatric pituitary adenomas were included, containing 1,284 patients. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting tumors were most prevalent (43%), followed by prolactin (PRL)-secreting (37%), growth hormone (GH)-secreting (12%), and nonsecreting (7%). Surgical cure was reported in 65%. Complications included pituitary insufficiency (23%), permanent visual dysfunction (6%), chronic diabetes insipidus (DI) (3%), and postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak (4%). Mean follow-up was 63 months (range 0-240), with recurrent/persistent disease reported in 18% at the time of last follow-up. Conclusion Pediatric pituitary adenomas are diverse and challenging tumors with complexities far beyond those encountered in the management of routine adult pituitary disease, including nuanced decision-making, a technically demanding operative environment, high propensity for recurrence, and the potentially serious consequences of hypopituitarism with respect to fertility and growth potential in a pediatric population. Optimal treatment requires a high degree of individualization, and patients are most likely to benefit from consolidated, multidisciplinary care in highly experienced centers.
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- Avital Perry
- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, United States
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Alalade AF, Ogando-Rivas E, Boatey J, Souweidane MM, Anand VK, Greenfield JP, Schwartz TH. Suprasellar and recurrent pediatric craniopharyngiomas: expanding indications for the extended endoscopic transsphenoidal approach. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018; 21:72-80. [PMID: 29125446 DOI: 10.3171/2017.7.peds17295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The expanded endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal approach has become increasingly used for craniopharyngioma surgery in the pediatric population, but questions still persist regarding its utility in younger children, in recurrent and irradiated tumors, and in masses primarily located in the suprasellar region. The narrow corridor, incomplete pneumatization, and fear of hypothalamic injury have traditionally relegated this approach to application in older children with mostly cystic craniopharyngiomas centered in the sella. The authors present a series of consecutive pediatric patients in whom the endonasal endoscopic approach was used to remove craniopharyngiomas from patients of varied ages, regardless of the location of the tumor and previous treatments or surgeries, to ascertain if the traditional concerns about limitations of this approach are worth reevaluating METHODS Eleven consecutive pediatric patients (age ≤ 18 years) underwent surgery via an endoscopic transsphenoidal approach at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center from 2007 to 2016. The authors recorded the location, consistency, and size of the lesion, assessed for hypothalamic invasion radiographically, calculated skull base measurements, and assessed parameters such as extent of resection, visual function, endocrinological function, weight gain, and return-to-school status. RESULTS The average age at the time of surgery was 7.9 years (range 4-17 years) and the tumor sizes ranged from 1.3 to 41.7 cm3. Five cases were purely suprasellar, 5 had solid components, 4 were reoperations, and 5 had a conchal sphenoid aeration. Nevertheless, gross-total resection was achieved in 45% of the patients and 50% of those in whom it was the goal of surgery, without any correlation with the location, tumor consistency, or the age of the patient. Near-total resection, subtotal resection, or biopsy was performed intentionally in the remaining patients to avoid hypothalamic injury. Anterior pituitary dysfunction occurred in 81.8% of the patients, and 63.3% developed diabetes insipidus . Two patients (18%) had a greater than 9% increase in body mass index. Visual function was stable or improved in 73%. All children returned to an academic environment, with 10 of them in the grade appropriate for their age. There was a single case of each of the following: CSF leak, loss of vision unilaterally, and abscess. CONCLUSIONS The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach is suitable for removing pediatric craniopharyngiomas even in young children with suprasellar tumors, conchal sphenoid sinus, recurrent tumors, and tumors with solid components. The extent of resection is dictated by intrinsic hypothalamic tumor invasiveness rather than the approach. The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach affords the ability to directly inspect the hypothalamus to determine invasion, which may help spare the patient from hypothalamic injury. Irrespective of approach, the rates of postoperative endocrinopathy remain high and the learning curve for the approach to a relatively rare tumor is steep.
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- Departments of1Neurosurgery.,3Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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Outcomes After Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Craniopharyngiomas in the Pediatric Population. World Neurosurg 2017; 108:6-14. [PMID: 28838874 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Craniopharyngiomas have traditionally been treated via open transcranial approaches. More recently, endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches have been increasingly used; however, few case series exist in the pediatric population. METHODS A retrospective review of patients (aged <18 years) undergoing endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of craniopharyngiomas between 1995 and 2016 was performed. Preoperative data included presenting symptoms, tumor size, location, and components. Postoperative outcomes included symptom resolution, visual outcomes, endocrine outcomes, disease recurrence, and major complications. RESULTS Sixteen pediatric patients with mean age of 11.0 years (range, 5-15 years) were included. The median follow-up time was 56.2 months. Mean maximal tumor diameter was 3.98 cm. Most of the tumors had suprasellar (93.8%) and intrasellar (68.8%) components. The gross total resection rate was 93.8%. The most common presenting symptoms were vision changes (81.3%) and increased intracranial pressure (56.3%). Most patients (66.7%) had their presenting symptoms resolved by their first postoperative visit. Vision improved or remained normal in 69.2% of patients. Postoperatively, new incidence of panhypopituitarism or diabetes insipidus developed in 63.6% and 46.7% of patients, respectively. New hypothalamic obesity developed in 28.6% of patients. The postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak rate was 18.8%. One patient died of intraventricular hemorrhage postoperatively. The major complication rate was 12.5%. Disease recurrence occurred in 1 patient with gross total resection (6.3%). CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic transsphenoidal resection for craniopharyngiomas can achieve high rates of total resection with low rates of disease recurrence in larger tumors than previously described. However, hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction and cerebrospinal fluid leak remain significant postoperative morbidities.
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Tsitouras V, Wang S, Dirks P, Drake J, Bouffet E, Hawkins C, Laughlin S, Rutka JT. Management and outcome of chordomas in the pediatric population: The Hospital for Sick Children experience and review of the literature. J Clin Neurosci 2016; 34:169-176. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bilginer B, Türk CÇ, Narin F, Hanalioglu S, Oguz KK, Ozgen B, Soylemezoglu F, Akalan N. Enigmatic entity in childhood: clival chordoma from a tertiary center's perspective. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015. [PMID: 26223909 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-015-2510-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Chordoma is a rare neoplasm that arises from embryonic notochordal remnants along the axial skeleton (i.e., clivus, sacrum) and the vertebral bodies. They comprise less than 1 % of CNS tumors and 1-4 % of all bone malignancies. It rarely affects children and adolescents (<5 %). Chordomas are locally aggressive and highly recurrent. Their management is challenging for clinicians. METHODS This retrospective study includes six pediatric patients with pathological evidence of clival chordoma. These cases were identified over a period of 15 years in a tertiary care institute. RESULTS There were two boy and four girls with a mean age of 10.6 years (range, 4-16 years). The chief complaint was due to cranial nerve palsy (or dysfunction), mostly affecting lower cranial nerves (66.6 %), followed by diplopia and headache. One patient had obstructive sleep apnea. All patients were operated and a total of 15 surgeries were performed (mean, 2.5). Tumor recurrence was observed in four patients (67 %). Two-year and 5-year progression-free survivals (PFS) were 67 and 33 %, respectively. None of the patients were lost either during the surgery or the follow-up period (6.9 years: 1-14 years). CONCLUSIONS Clival chordomas are challenging tumors in neurosurgical practice. A multidisciplinary approach is warranted in each patient. Today, the best management strategy seems to be surgical resection followed by radiotherapy. Chemotherapy should be considered in selective and preference basis. Sharing institutional experiences will provide future insights in prognosis of these rare tumors. Implementing newer surgical instruments, endoscope in particular, is encouraged in management of the clival chordomas.
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Rastatter JC, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA, Alden TD, Tyler-Kabara E. Endoscopic endonasal surgery for sinonasal and skull base lesions in the pediatric population. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2015; 48:79-99. [PMID: 25439550 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgical techniques, initially developed in adult patients, are being utilized with increasing frequency in pediatric patients to treat sinonasal and skull base lesions. This article reviews the current state of endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base to both treat disease and reconstruct the skull base in pediatric patients. Sinonasal and skull base embryology and anatomy are reviewed as a foundation for understanding the disease processes and surgical techniques. Selected skull base pathologies and conditions that involve the pediatric skull base are also reviewed.
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- Jeffrey C Rastatter
- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 25, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, NMH/Galter Room 15-200, 675 N Saint Clair, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, PUH B-400, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, PUH B-400, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 28, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, NMH/Arkes Family Pavilion Suite 2210, 676 N Saint Clair, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, PUH B-400, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA; Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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Zaben M, Zafar M, Bukhari S, Leach P, Hayhurst C. Endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for resection of malignant pituitary blastoma in an 18-month-old infant: a technical note. Neurosurgery 2015; 10 Suppl 4:649-53. [PMID: 24978649 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sella and suprasellar tumors are increasingly managed via an endoscopic transsphenoidal approach, but infant endoscopic surgery has not been reported. Pituitary blastoma is a rare sellar malignant tumor that primarily occurs in infants and is managed by surgical resection (cytoreduction) followed by adjuvant therapy. OBJECTIVE To describe the technique and feasibility of resection of a pituitary blastoma via endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach in an 18-month-old infant. METHODS Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for resection of a pituitary malignant tumor in an infant. RESULTS Near-total tumor resection was achieved. The skull base was reconstructed by using a nasoseptal flap with no cerebrospinal fluid leak or any other intraoperative complications. The postoperative course was uneventful. One-year follow-up showed complete resolution of the tumor. CONCLUSION The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach with nasoseptal flap reconstruction could be used as a safe, yet minimally invasive and innovative technique for the resection of pituitary blastoma in infants.
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- Malik Zaben
- *Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; ‡Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom; §Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Banu MA, Rathman A, Patel KS, Souweidane MM, Anand VK, Greenfield JP, Schwartz TH. Corridor-based endonasal endoscopic surgery for pediatric skull base pathology with detailed radioanatomic measurements. Neurosurgery 2015; 10 Suppl 2:273-93; discussion 293. [PMID: 24845548 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pediatric anatomy is more restricted, and the propagation of endonasal endoscopic approaches in the pediatric population has been limited. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the feasibility of the endonasal endoscopic approach in a variety of age groups and to perform measurements of the corridors and spaces available for surgery as a guide for case selection. METHODS Only patients <18 years were included. The choice of operative corridor/approach is described in relation to pathological entity and location. Preoperative/postoperative visual fields and endocrine panels, extent of resection, as well as postoperative long-term complications are described. Prospective magnetic resonance image-based anatomic measurements of key distances were performed to determine age-dependent surgical indications and limitations. RESULTS Forty purely endoscopic procedures were performed in 33 pediatric patients (5-18 years of age) harboring a variety of skull base lesions, from benign tumors to congenital malformations. For the 20 patients in whom gross total resection was the intended goal of surgery, gross total resection was attained in 15 (75%). There were 2 infections (5%) and no cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Significant improvement was shown in 58.3% of patients with visual deficits. Hormone overproduction resolved in 75% of patients, while preoperative hormone insufficiency only improved in 29.2%. Wider intercarotid distance at the superior clivus (P = .01) and shorter nare-dens working distance (P = .001) predicted improved outcomes and fewer postoperative complications. CONCLUSION Endonasal endoscopic skull base approaches are viable in the pediatric population, they are not impeded by sphenoid sinus aeration, and they have minimal risk of cerebrospinal fluid leak and meningitis. Outcomes and complications can be predicted based on specific radio anatomical skull base measurements rather than age.
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- Matei A Banu
- *Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; ‡Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; §Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; ‖Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Brain and Spine Center, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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IMPORTANCE To describe clinical parameters for the management of the pediatric patient with nasal anatomical deformity or functional impairment. OBJECTIVES To review the authors' experience with corrective nasal surgery in pediatric patients and make recommendations regarding indications for surgery and surgical techniques. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A retrospective medical chart review was performed for all male patients younger than 16 years and female patients younger than 14 years seen by the senior author (F.G.F.) at a tertiary referral center between August 1996 and August 2012. The database was searched for patients who underwent septoplasty or corrective nasal surgery by the senior author. EXPOSURES Patients included in the study underwent either septoplasty or corrective nasal surgery by the senior author. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Age, indication for surgery, surgery performed, and last follow-up appointment was recorded for each patient. In addition, any complications or need for revision surgical or adjunct procedures were noted. RESULTS Demographics and outcomes for 54 pediatric patients were included in the study. The most common indications for surgery were posttraumatic deformities (n = 36) and severe airway obstruction (n = 48). Fifteen patients with severe nasal airway obstruction did not have a documented history of trauma. The mean follow-up period was 646 days (approximately 21 months), with a range of 8 to 4062 days. Five patients underwent a staged procedure, and no patients underwent a revision procedure for unsatisfactory results. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Children with nasal obstruction and deformity can safely undergo nasal corrective surgery prior to adolescence. Special considerations include preserving normal structures and the judicious use of grafts. The recommended approaches to managing the pediatric septoplasty and nasal surgery patient are described herein through a series of representative cases.
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Stapleton AL, Tyler-Kabara EC, Gardner PA, Snyderman CH. The costs of skull base surgery in the pediatric population. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2014; 76:39-42. [PMID: 25685648 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Objectives To determine the costs of endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) for pediatric skull base lesions. Methods Retrospective chart review of pediatric patients (ages 1 month to 19 years) treated for skull base lesions with EES from 1999 to 2013. Demographic and operative data were recorded. The cost of care for the surgical day, intensive care unit (ICU), floor, and total overall cost of inpatient stay were acquired from the finance department. Results A total of 160 pediatric patients undergoing EES for skull base lesions were identified. Of these, 55 patients had complete financial data available. The average total inpatient and surgical costs of care were $34, 056 per patient. Angiofibromas were the most costly: $59,051 per patient. Fibro-osseous lesions had the lowest costs: $10,931 per patient. The average ICU stay was 1.8 days at $4,577 per ICU day. The average acute care stay was 3.4 days at $1,961 per day. Overall length of stay was 4.5 days. Three cerebrospinal fluid leaks (4%) and two cases of meningitis (3%) occurred. One tracheostomy was required (1.5%). Conclusions EES is a cost-effective model for removal of skull base lesions in the pediatric population. Costs of care vary according to pathology, staged surgeries, length of ICU stay, and need for second operations.
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- A L Stapleton
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States ; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ali ZS, Lang SS, Kamat AR, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Storm PB, Lee JYK. Suprasellar pediatric craniopharyngioma resection via endonasal endoscopic approach. Childs Nerv Syst 2013; 29:2065-70. [PMID: 23702738 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2153-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Purely endoscopic endonasal approaches to surgical resection of pediatric suprasellar craniopharyngiomas are uncommonly performed. The aim of the study is to assess the feasibility and to describe the short-term outcomes of endonasal endoscopic approaches for the gross total resection of suprasellar craniopharyngiomas in the pediatric population. METHODS A combined neurosurgical-otolaryngologic team performed gross total resection of craniopharyngiomas in seven pediatric patients (mean age 9.6 years) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia over 2011-2012. Short-term outcomes were analyzed over a mean follow-up period of 6.3 months. RESULTS All tumors involved the sellar and/or suprasellar space and contained some cystic component. The mean maximal tumor diameter was 31.5 mm (range 18.5-62.0 mm). Using a binostril approach, gross total tumor resection was obtained in all patients (100 %). All patients with preoperative visual dysfunction demonstrated improvement in visual acuity. New or stable panhypopituitarism was observed in all cases. All patients developed postoperative diabetes insipidus, and cerebrospinal fluid leak occurred in one patient (15 %). CONCLUSIONS Complete radiographic resection of pediatric craniopharyngioma can be achieved via a purely endoscopic endonasal approach. In particular, this approach can be performed safely using the "two-nostrils-four-hands" technique with intraoperative neuronavigation. This approach should be highly considered in patients with progressive visual dysfunction. Further studies are needed to characterize the long-term surgical and clinical outcome of pediatric patients treated with this surgical approach.
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- Zarina S Ali
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 3rd Floor Silverstein Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA,
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Lai LT, Trooboff S, Morgan MK, Harvey RJ. The risk of meningitis following expanded endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: a systematic review. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2013; 75:18-26. [PMID: 24498585 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objective To examine the risk of postoperative meningitis following expanded endoscopic endonasal skull base (EESB) surgery. Setting A systematic analysis of publications identified through searches of the electronic databases from Embase (1980-July 17, 2012), Medline (1950-July 17, 2012), and references of review articles. Main Outcome Measures Incidence of meningitis following EESB surgery. Results A total of 2,444 manuscripts were selected initially, and full-text analysis produced 67 studies with extractable data. Fifty-two contained data regarding the frequency of postoperative meningitis. The overall risk of postoperative meningitis following EESB surgery was 1.8% (36 of 2,005). For those reporting a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, meningitis occurred in 13.0% (35 of 269). For those not reporting a CSF leak, meningitis occurred in 0.1% (1 of 1,736). The odds ratio for the development of meningitis in the presence of a postoperative CSF leak was 91.99 (95% confidence interval, 11.72-721.88; p < 0.01). There was no difference in reported incidence of meningitis or CSF leak between anterior and posterior cranial fossa surgery. There was one reported case of meningitis-related mortality following EESB surgery. Conclusion The evidence in skull base surgery is limited. This study demonstrates a low incidence of meningitis (1.8%) following EESB procedures. The incidence of meningitis from EESB surgery without an associated CSF leak is uncommon.
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- Leon T Lai
- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, United States
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- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ; Applied Medical Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Kahilogullari G, Beton S, Al-Beyati ESM, Kantarcioglu O, Bozkurt M, Kantarcioglu E, Comert A, Unlu MA, Meco C. Olfactory functions after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: Endoscopic versus microscopic approach. Laryngoscope 2013; 123:2112-9. [DOI: 10.1002/lary.24037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gokmen Kahilogullari
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine; Ankara University; Ankara; Turkey
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Chivukula S, Koutourousiou M, Snyderman CH, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Gardner PA, Tyler-Kabara EC. Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery in the pediatric population. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013; 11:227-41. [PMID: 23240846 DOI: 10.3171/2012.10.peds12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The use of endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) for skull base pathologies in the pediatric population presents unique challenges and has not been well described. The authors reviewed their experience with endoscopic endonasal approaches in pediatric skull base surgery to assess surgical outcomes and complications in the context of presenting patient demographics and pathologies. METHODS A retrospective review of 133 pediatric patients who underwent EES at our institution from July 1999 to May 2011 was performed. RESULTS A total of 171 EESs were performed for skull base tumors in 112 patients and bony lesions in 21. Eighty-five patients (63.9%) were male, and the mean age at the time of surgery was 12.7 years (range 2.3-18.0 years). Skull base tumors included angiofibromas (n = 24), craniopharyngiomas (n = 16), Rathke cleft cysts (n = 12), pituitary adenomas (n = 11), chordomas/chondrosarcomas (n = 10), dermoid/epidermoid tumors (n = 9), and 30 other pathologies. In total, 19 tumors were malignant (17.0%). Among patients with follow-up data, gross-total resection was achieved in 16 cases of angiofibromas (76.2%), 9 of craniopharyngiomas (56.2%), 8 of Rathke cleft cysts (72.7%), 7 of pituitary adenomas (70%), 5 of chordomas/chondrosarcomas (50%), 6 of dermoid/epidermoid tumors (85.7%), and 9 cases of other pathologies (31%). Fourteen patients received adjuvant radiotherapy, and 5 received chemotherapy. Sixteen patients (15.4%) showed tumor recurrence and underwent reoperation. Bony abnormalities included skull base defects (n = 12), basilar invagination (n = 4), optic nerve compression (n = 3) and trauma (n = 2); preexisting neurological dysfunction resolved in 12 patients (57.1%), improved in 7 (33.3%), and remained unchanged in 2 (9.5%). Overall, complications included CSF leak in 14 cases (10.5%), meningitis in 5 (3.8%), transient diabetes insipidus in 8 patients (6.0%), and permanent diabetes insipidus in 12 (9.0%). Five patients (3.8%) had transient and 3 (2.3%) had permanent cranial nerve palsies. The mean follow-up time was 22.7 months (range 1-122 months); 5 patients were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic endonasal surgery has proved to be a safe and feasible approach for the management of a variety of pediatric skull base pathologies. When appropriately indicated, EES may achieve optimal outcomes in the pediatric population.
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- Srinivas Chivukula
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lai L, Morgan MK, Trooboff S, Harvey RJ. A systematic review of published evidence on expanded endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery and the risk of postoperative seizure. J Clin Neurosci 2012; 20:197-203. [PMID: 23274033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Although postoperative seizure is an acknowledged risk following transcranial surgery, the incidence of seizure after removal of intradural pathology via an expanded endoscopic endonasal approach is not well defined. The current study was performed to systematically review the risk of seizure in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base (EESB) surgery. Embase (1980 to 9 March 2012) and Medline (1950 to 9 March 2012) were searched using a search strategy designed to include any studies that report the perioperative outcomes following EESB surgery. Outcomes of patients undergoing a simple closure of cerebrospinal fluid fistulae or encephaloceles and transellar approaches for pituitary or intrasellar lesions were excluded because this review is focused on large skull base defects. A title search selected those articles relevant to clinical series on expanded endoscopic approaches. A subsequent search of abstracts selected for manuscripts of any report that documented the presence or absence of postoperative seizure. A total of 2234 manuscripts were selected initially and full text analysis produced 67 studies with extractable data regarding the perioperative outcomes for EESB surgery. Of these manuscripts, seven reported the incidence of seizure following EESB procedures. Two of these studies were excluded due to duplication of authorship and institutional data. The overall risk of postoperative seizure following EESB surgery was estimated at 1.1% (six of 530). Subgroup analyses of data revealed that the risk of seizure following an endoscopic endonasal to the anterior cranial base was 2.3% (one patient of 43). For a posterior cranial base approach, the risk of seizure was indeterminate due to deficiency of reporting in the current literature. We concluded that the risk of seizure following an EESB procedure appears to be low (1%). However, the lack of reporting on the incidence of seizures or the use of antiepileptic prophylaxis following EESB procedure is a key limitation. Future EESB studies will need to include seizure as an outcome to accurately define this risk.
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- Leon Lai
- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, 2 Technology Place, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.
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