BACKGROUND Repair of anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, encephaloceles, and meningoceles can prevent meningitis, intracranial abscess, and pneumocephalus. Various surgical techniques have been employed for repair, including open transcranial and transfacial methods. The endoscopic endonasal approach represents a minimal access but equally aggressive alternative. We conducted a...

Background Dural lesions in the anterior skull base may occur secondary to benign or malignant pathology that may be difficult to differentiate on imaging. Detailed clinical evaluation in many cases will narrow the differential diagnosis. In spite of using all the available information, in certain cases the underlying etiology of a lesion remains unclear. Participant We report a rare case of me...

AIM Midline anterior skull base meningiomas include olfactory groove meningiomas (OGMs), Tuberculum Sellae meningiomas (TSMs), and planum sphenoidale meningiomas (PSMs). The main surgical challenge in treating these lesions is to excise the tumor totally without causing mortality or morbidity. Studying the clinical patterns and the surgical outcomes of these lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thir...

Surgery for craniofacial resections is continuously improving, enabling the extirpation of tumors once considered unresectable. Nevertheless, the physical and psychological sequelae of these procedures and their affect on patients' everyday lives have not been systematically evaluated. The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of anterior skull base surgery on the long-term quality o...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the surgical, oncologic, and developmental results of infants and children undergoing extirpation of skull base tumors. METHODS Sixty-seven children aged 0.5 to 18 years (mean, 11 years) who were operated on during a 6-year period made up the study cohort. Eighteen cases (27%) involved malignant tumors, and 49 (73%) involved benign tumors. The most commo...