Purely endoscopic endonasal resection of extracranial trigeminal schwannomas: a descriptive systematic review and institutional case series.

Background: Trigeminal schwannomas (TSs) are uncommon, benign tumors that arise from the trigeminal nerve. They can spread to the middle cranial fossa, posterior fossa, and extracranially (pterygopalatine fossa (PPF), infratemporal fossa, orbita). Among these, extracranial involvement is the least frequent.

Long-term retinal microvascular alterations after endoscopic endonasal surgery in patients with sellar region tumors.

Aim: To evaluate retinal microcirculation changes at the 3 and 12 months following endoscopic endonasal surgery in patients with sellar region tumors using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).

Methods: This prospective longitudinal observational study included 78 eyes of 39 patients with sellar tumors and 78 eyes of 39 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Standard automated perimetry and OCT-A were performed preoperatively and at 3- and 12-month follow-ups.

Comparison of sodium fluorescein and sodium fluorescein with intraoperative ultrasonography Efficacy in glioblastoma resection.

Background: This study investigated the effectiveness of intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) combined with sodium fluorescein (SF) in evaluating tumor resection completeness in patients with glioblastoma IDH1-wildtype. By comparing SF with IOUS with postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting residual tumors, we aimed to evaluate its potential in improving surgical precision and neurosurgical outcomes.

Methods: Adult patients with supratentorial IDH-wildtype grade 4 glioblastoma who underwent resection using SF or SF with IOUS during 2015-2024 were included.

Refining Endoscopic and Combined Surgical Strategies for Giant Pituitary Adenomas: A Tertiary-Center Evaluation of 49 Cases over the Past Year.

: Giant pituitary adenomas (GPAs) pose significant surgical challenges due to their large size, parasellar/suprasellar extensions, and proximity to critical neurovascular structures. Although the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) is preferred for pituitary tumors, achieving gross total resection (GTR) in GPAs remains difficult. Additional transcranial approaches may improve resection rates while minimizing morbidity.

Management of Major Arterial Injuries: A Critical Complication of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery.

Background And Objectives: Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) is the preferred approach for treating sellar and parasellar lesions due to its panoramic view and detailed anatomical definition. This study aims to review major arterial injuries during EES, a rare but critical complication associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted, including 15 patients from 5640 EES procedures performed between August 1997 and February 2024 at in our center/Department of Neurosurgery.

A single-center prospective study evaluating the relationship of tumor consistency on remission in acromegaly patients.

The nature of somatotroph adenomas has not been clearly revealed in studies. We consider that there are macroscopic differences in intraoperative tumor consistency in acromegaly patients. We aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between intraoperative tumor consistency and histopathological subtypes by planning a prospective study to determine whether these differences are significant.

Design and use of assistant robotic arm in endoscopic transnasal surgery.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a robotic system with autonomous functionality for holding and manipulating the endoscope in endoscopic endonasal surgery. A cost-effective prototype was created with the goal of using robotic assistance and achieving a more efficient learning curve for endoscopic surgery.

Methods: A Stewart platform-based endoscope holder and positioner robotic system, developed by the Mechatronics Engineering Department of Kocaeli University, was used in conjunction with 3D Slicer and Plus Toolkit open-source health technology software.

Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Calcified Sellar/Parasellar Region Pathologies: Report of 11 Pituitary Adenoma Cases.

Objective: Calcification in pituitary adenomas is a rare occurrence and its differential diagnosis typically includes other sellar masses. Common calcifications in pituitary adenomas are classified into 2 morphological forms: capsular (eggshell-like) and multiple small nodular calcifications located within the adenoma. Also, there is a pituitary stone term.

Operative Nuances of Capsular Dissection Techniques and Capsule Morphology in Pituitary Adenomas: Past 1-Year Case Experiences of a Tertiary Center.

Background And Objectives: The widespread use of endoscope and increased surgical experiences in pituitary adenomas (PAs) has raised the expectations for higher resection and cure rates. The subject that will meet this expectation in all types of adenomas is the capsule and its dissection. The purpose of this study was to go beyond the commonly mentioned pseudocapsule definition for small-sized adenomas in previous studies and to describe the capsule structure in different morphologies present in pituitary adenomas of all sizes.

Rarely Used Endoscopic Transnasal Transdiaphragmatic Technique in Patients with Suprasellar Extension: A Tertiary Center's Experience with Eleven Patient Cases.

Objective: As surgical techniques become less invasive, the use of endoscopy in brain surgery supports this trend. Numerous endoscopic surgical approaches have been defined, especially for skull base diseases. The current study summarizes our experience of using the rarely reported endoscopic transnasal transdiaphragmatic approach through the existing hole in the diaphragma sella to access lesions extending into the suprasellar region.

A Novel Fusion of Radiomics and Semantic Features: MRI-Based Machine Learning in Distinguishing Pituitary Cystic Adenomas from Rathke's Cleft Cysts.

Objectives: To evaluate the performances of machine learning using semantic and radiomic features from magnetic resonance imaging data to distinguish cystic pituitary adenomas (CPA) from Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs).

Materials And Methods: The study involved 65 patients diagnosed with either CPA or RCCs. Multiple observers independently assessed the semantic features of the tumors on the magnetic resonance images.

Surgical outcomes and follow-up results of 53 pediatric craniopharyngioma cases: a single-center study.

Objective: Craniopharyngiomas are locally invasive neoplasms, and they cause potential lifelong morbidity because of their tendency for local recurrence. Despite advancements in endoscopic techniques, gross-total resection (GTR) of tumors with invasion or adhesion to important surrounding anatomical structures is extremely difficult. The authors present a single-center study that evaluated the impact of the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) on the surgical outcomes of pediatric craniopharyngiomas, the factors affecting the resection rate, and recurrence.

Retinal vascular and structural recovery analysis by optical coherence tomography angiography after endoscopic decompression in sellar/parasellar tumors.

We assessed the potential retinal microcirculation alterations for postoperative visual recovery in sellar/paraseller tumor patients with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A). Two hundred ten eyes with sellar/parasellar tumor for which preoperative and postoperative (3 months) MRI Scans, Visual Acuity Test, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), OCT-A and, Visual Field Test data were available, besides 92 healthy eyes were evaluated. In the preoperative phase, significant reductions were observed in retinal vascular densities in various regions, including the Superficial Retinal Capillary Plexus (SRCP) (whole: p < 0.

Investigation of Demyelination and Remyelination Processes of the Compressed Optic Chiasm: An Experimental Model.

Aim: To demonstrated demyelination and remyelination of the optic nerve histologically by electron microscopy in an experimental model similar to the compression of pituitary adenomas on the optic chiasm.

Material And Methods: The rats were fixed to a stereotaxic device under deep anesthesia, and a balloon catheter was placed under the optic chiasm through a burr hole which was in front of the bregma in accordance with the brain atlas of rats. The animals were divided into five groups (n=8): control, mild compression demyelination, severe compression demyelination, mild compression remyelination, severe compression remyelination.

Outcomes of Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach for More Aggressive Pediatric Pituitary Adenomas: Early- and Late-Term Results from a Single Center Experience.

Objective: Pediatric pituitary adenomas are rare lesions and account for approximately 3% of all supratentorial tumors in children. There is a paucity of reports on endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery in children. The aim of this study was to assess the early/late outcomes of endoscopic pediatric pituitary adenoma surgery at a high-volume tertiary center, as well as to characterize the factors associated with aggressive growth, including the histopathological features.

Recurrent Cushing's Disease in Adults: Predictors and Long-Term Follow-Up.

Cushing's disease (CD) is characterized by endogenous hypercortisolism that is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Due to high recurrence rates in CD, the determination of high-risk patients is of paramount importance. In this study, we aimed to determine recurrence rates and clinical, laboratory, and histological predictors of recurrence in a high volume single-center.

Differentiation of pure cystic sellar lesions on magnetic resonance imaging.

Background And Purpose: Cystic pituitary adenomas and cystic craniopharyngiomas may mimic Rathke cleft cysts when there is no solid enhancing component on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study aims to investigate the efficiency of MRI findings in differentiating Rathke cleft cysts from pure cystic pituitary adenoma and pure cystic craniopharyngioma.

Materials And Methods: 109 patients were included in this study (56 Rathke cleft cysts, 38 pituitary adenomas, and 15 craniopharyngiomas).

Endoscopic Endonasal Approach Limitations and Evolutions for Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: Data from Single-Center Experience of Sixty Patients.

Aim: To determine the limits, to show the effect of tumor consistency on resection rates and to present the sinonasal morbidity rate in patients with tuberculum sellae meningiomas who underwent endoscopic endonasal approach.

Material And Methods: We reviewed the medical data, radiological images, and surgical videos of the patients with pathologically confirmed meningiomas originating from the tuberculum sellae and they were operated via endoscopic endonasal approach between August 1997 and December 2020. We used our endoscopic classification based on infrachiasmatic corridor.

The association of bone mineral density Z-score with the early postoperative remission and characteristics of bone mineral loss in patients with Cushing's disease: a retrospective study.

Aim: To investigate the association of bone mineral density (BMD) Z-scores with early-postoperative remission rate and clinical parameters in patients with Cushing's disease (CD).

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the records of patients diagnosed with CD. After the exclusion of 230 patients, 87 CD patients were finally enrolled.

Endoscopic Transnasal Approach for Microprolactinomas with Experience of 105 Cases in a Single Center: Paradigmal Shift for Conventional Medical Therapy.

Objective: The classically recommended first-line therapy for microprolactinomas is medical therapy. In the presence of drug resistance and intolerance after the use of dopamine agonists or when the patients prefer surgery instead of medication, surgical treatment is considered as second-line treatment. The high hormonal remission and low complication rates after surgery for microprolactinomas suggest that the surgical outcome of endoscopic surgeries may be better than medical therapy in well-selected patients.

May the SAGIT® instrument be used as a preoperative prognostic tool in patients with acromegaly?

Background: The SAGIT instrument has been developed for acromegaly to assist clinicians in staging the disease accurately, assessing the response to therapy, and adjusting the treatment. We aimed to evaluate the preoperative utility of the SAGIT instrument and to discover a cut-off value for predicting the surgery outcome and long-term prognosis of patients with acromegaly.

Methods: A total of 832 patients with acromegaly were identified from the medical record system.

The Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach for Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Single-Center Experience and Clinical Outcomes of 49 Patients.

Objective: To analyze surgical outcomes and tumor characteristics of 49 patients with thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma, a rare functional pituitary adenoma subtype with challenging surgery, who underwent endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.

Methods: In this single-center study, clinical, radiological, surgical, and endocrinological data of 49 patients diagnosed with thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Mean tumor size was 21.

Endoscopic transnasal surgery in optic pathway gliomas located in the chiasma-hypothalamic region: case series of ten patients in a single-center experience and endoscopic literature review.

Objective: Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) constitute approximately 3-5% of childhood intracranial tumors. In this study, the authors presented their experience of using the endoscopic endonasal approach to treat patients with OPG located in the chiasma-hypothalamic region and aimed to use the infrachiasmatic corridor in the endoscopic endonasal approach as an alternative to the transcranial approach in the surgical necessity of OPGs.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of ten patients diagnosed with OPG histopathologically among 3757 cases who underwent endoscopic endonasal surgery between August 1997 and March 2021 at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine Pituitary Research Center and Department of Neurosurgery.

Outcome in pituitary apoplexy patients, stratified by delay between symptom appearance and surgery: A single center retrospective analysis.

Background: There are surgical and conservative management strategies in pituitary apoplexy patients. The use of both methods may lead to delayed surgery in the treatment of pituitary apoplexy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical indications and outcomes of a series of patients with pituitary apoplexy according to delay between surgery and symptom onset.