in this study, we examined the role of early acetazolamide administration in reducing the risk of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) leakage in patients with a high risk of permanent csf leakage. in a randomised clinical trial, 57 patients with a high risk of permanent csf leakage (rhinorrhea, otorrhea, pneumatocele or imaging-based evidence of severe skull-base fracture) were analysed. in the experimen...

background: total and partial gastrectomy is commonly used to treat gastric carcinoma or other benign or malignant conditions of the stomach. laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy is an alternative approach for treating mucosal gastric cancer. many investigators have assessed the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of this procedure.rnobjectives: the aim of present study is to compare the outc...

Intraosseous cavernous hemangiomas of the skull are rare. Meningiomas are quite frequently encountered in a neurosurgical practice. The association between these two entities is nevertheless very uncommon. The authors present a case of a 72-year-old woman suffering from headache. The MRI showed a parietal meningioma with adjacent thick bone. The meningioma and the bone were removed. The histolo...

The authors describe the surgical anatomy for the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the ventrolateral skull base. The ventrolateral skull base can be divided into two segments: the upper lateral and lower lateral skull base. The upper lateral skull base includes the cavernous sinus and the orbit, while the lower lateral skull base includes the petrous apex, Meckel's cave, parapharyngeal sp...

Objective: Meningiomas are mostly benign tumors located intracranially and intradurally, but they can rarely show extradural extracranial growth. Surgical treatment of meningiomas is specifically challenging. In this study, we present an illustrated surgical series to convey our experience in treating with extension.
 Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 11 patients meningioma who underwen...

Anaplastic meningiomas are rare and aggressive tumors with a high propensity for local recurrence. Surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy are the standard of care for primary disease and local recurrences. Refractory disease is managed with chemotherapy with limited success. A highly efficacious, well-tolerated chemotherapeutic agent has yet to be found for this disease entity. Hydro...

BACKGROUND Meningiomas are frequently encountered tumours. In those invading locally into the adjacent tissue, reconstructions may pose a problem. CASE REPORT We report a case of a benign convexity brain meningioma with invasion into the skull bone and subcutaneous tissue. The tumour was removed completely, together with the infiltrated tissue and the defects were successfully closed with in ...