Complex skull base brain tumor resection: the role of microvascular doppler in surgical precision and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the role of Doppler microvascular ultrasound (MVD) in skull base surgery for the intraoperative assessment and protection of arterial blood flow.

Methods

The clinical data of 56 patients who underwent surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University between September 2017 and June 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent skull base tumor resection assisted by intraoperative microvascular Doppler (MVD). The procedures involved complex skull base tumors, including lesions in the sellar region, sphenoid ridge, and cavernous sinus. During surgery, MVD was utilized to monitor blood flow in vessels adjacent to the tumors. The spatial relationship and patency of the vessels and tumors were evaluate

SUBMITTER: Shen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12441036 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature