ArticleJournal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base2017
Preoperative Embolization for Skull Base Meningiomas.
Article in Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Outcomes of Preoperative Transophthalmic Artery Embolization of Meningiomas: A Systematic Review with a Focus on Embolization Agent.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2023Pooled it
- Does preoperative embolization improve outcomes of meningioma resection? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2021Pooled it
- Pre-operative embolization of skull base meningiomas.Neuro-oncology advances · 2026Review
- Perfusion changes associated with intratumoral embolization and feeder occlusion for meningiomas: an arterial spin labeling study.Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Article
- Embolization of Posterior Fossa Meningiomas Supplied with Meningohypophyseal Trunk by UsingAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
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- Angiographic Evaluation of the Feeding Artery in Skull Base Meningioma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Short-Term Morbidity and Predictors of Adverse Events Following Esthesioneuroblastoma Surgery.American journal of rhinology & allergy · 2021Article
- Case of Clear Cell Ependymoma Successfully Treated with Preoperative Embolization.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2020Article
- Intraoperative modulation of arterial blood flow in a hybrid operating room: A report of three cases.Clinical case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
The results of preoperative embolization for skull base meningiomas were retrospectively evaluated to confirm the efficacy of this procedure. Skull base meningiomas that were treated with preoperative embolization were evaluated in 20 patients. The occluded arteries, embolic materials, treatment time, excision rate, neurologic manifestations, and complications were analyzed. The embolic material was 80% liquid, 30% coils, and 15% particles. The surgery was normally completed within 3 to 5 hours. Blood loss was normally approximately 250 mL, excluding four patients having the following conditions: malignant meningioma, a large tumor located on the medial side of the sphenoidal ridge, the petroclival tumor, and infiltrated tumor into the sigmoid sinus. The mean excision rate was 90%, achieving a Simpson grade III, but 10% were graded as Simpson grade IV. No permanent complications due to the preoperative embolization occurred. No neurologic symptoms occurred after excision. Current cerebral endovascular treatment is sophisticated, and the complication rate has markedly decreased. Although it was impossible to compare directly with or without operative embolization, preoperative embolization should be actively used as part of the treatment for this benign tumor, with better understanding of dangerous anastomosis.
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