Spheno-orbital meningiomas were historically treated by traditional craniotomies. However, in the past few years new endoscopic treatments have been successfully performed. In this study, we analyzed different indications for craniotomy and endoscopy, and the advantages and disadvantages of these procedures.Thirty patients with spheno-orbital meningiomas were operated on over 2 years, between 2...

The structure and composition of the ventral portion of the occipital region of the skull in Arapaima gigas (Osteoglossidae) is unique among teleostean fishes, and past comparative anatomical studies have variously interpreted it as containing only the basioccipital or the basioccipital fused to one or two vertebral centra. By studying an ontogenetic series, we show that the dominant element of...

background petro-clival, clival and spheno-petro-clival tumours are still a neurosurgical challenge. usually, the classical skull base transpetrous approaches are employed, although they are burdened by an important rate of morbidity, and a very low rate of radical removal is reported. conclusions anterior transoral and transsphenoidal approaches are indicated for clival and spheno-petro-clival...

OBJECTIVE To compare a new ultrasound measurement method with calliper cephalometry in infants with deformational plagiocephaly (DP) and to assess the differences of two methods according to the severity of DP. METHODS Fifty-two infants with DP were divided into two groups according to the degree of cranial vault asymmetry (CVA); group 1 included 42 infants with CVA over 10 mm, and group 2 in...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate of strabismus surgery with both adjustable and non-adjustable suture technique, moreover,also compared the success rate of these methods regardless of cause, type and amount of deviation is aand history of previous surgery. methods: in this study 296 patients were included (fromduring 2003 to 2011). patients divided in two groups; strabismus surgery with ad...

Solitary intracranial plasmacytoma (SIP) is very rare. This case report presents serial findings of SIP located in the spheno-clival region in a 54-year old female who presented with an inferior hemianopia in the right eye and an enlarged physiological blind spot in both eyes. Based on the initial diagnosis of a spheno-clival region chordoma, the tumour was partially resected by the nasal-sphen...

It is well documented in the literature that a contracted maxilla is commonly associated with nasal obstruction. Midpalatal splitting using the rapid maxillary expansion (RME) technique produces separation of the maxillary halves with consequent widening of the nasal cavity. Although clinicians agree about many of the indications for and outcomes of RME, some disagreements persist in relation t...