Case report and literature review: Resection of retroinfundibular craniopharyngioma via endoscopic far-lateral supracerebellar infratentorial approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The management of retroinfundibular craniopharyngioma (CP) remains the ultimate challenge for both transsphenoidal and open transcranial surgery because of their anatomical location and proximity to vital neurovascular structures. In this report, we aim to describe the technique and feasibility of a novel approach, the purely endoscopic far-lateral supracerebellar infratentorial approach (EF-SCITA), for resection of retroinfundibular CP.

Case description

A 63-year-old women presented with progressive visual disturbance, polyuria, and spiritlessness of a 3-month duration. Imaging studies revealed a typical retroinfundibular CP containing solid and cystic components with calcification, which extended inferiorly in front of the brainstem and upward into the third v

SUBMITTER: Bai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650989 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature