Combined endoscopic transethmoid and transconjunctival en bloc resection of optic nerve tumors in patients lacking functional vision.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical treatment of optic nerve tumors is challenging. The study's objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a combined endoscopic transethmoid and transconjunctival approach in patients without functional vision.

Design

A retrospective, noncomparative case series.

Methods

Retrospective data were collected from all patients who had undergone tumor resection using this approach at the authors' institution between 2015 and 2021. Preoperative assessments included magnetic resonance imaging and ophthalmological examinations, and re-assessments were conducted three months after surgery and regularly during the follow-up period.

Results

Seventeen patients, mean age 35 ± 19.0 years, were enrolled. Of these, 64.7% presented with visual acuity (VA) of light

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9614269 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature