Critical appraisal of minimally invasive keyhole surgery for intracranial meningioma in a large case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meningioma surgery has evolved over the last 20 years with increased use of minimally invasive approaches including the endoscopic endonasal route and endoscope-assisted and gravity-assisted transcranial approaches. As the "keyhole" concept remains controversial, we present detailed outcomes in a cohort series.

Methods

Retrospective analysis was done for all patients undergoing meningioma removal at a tertiary brain tumor referral center from 2008-2021. Keyhole approaches were defined as: use of a minimally invasive "retractorless" approach for a given meningioma in which a traditional larger approach is often used instead. The surgical goal was maximal safe removal including conservative (subtotal) removal for some invasive locations. Primary outcomes were resect

SUBMITTER: Thakur JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9333232 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature