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ArticleCase reports in neurological medicine2020

Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Meckel's Cave Epidermoid Cysts: Case Discussion and Literature Review.

Jehad Zakaria, Pravesh Saini, Mariya Yanovskaya, John T Tsiang, Krishnan Ravindran, Stephen Johans, Chirag R Patel, Anand V Germanwala

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Article in Case reports in neurological medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Jehad ZakariaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Pravesh SainiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Mariya YanovskayaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
John T TsiangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Krishnan RavindranDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Stephen JohansDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Chirag R PatelDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Anand V GermanwalaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8394-8133
Loyola University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meckel's cave (MC) epidermoid cysts are relatively uncommon lesions. In cases where surgical excision is indicated, resection is often carried out via a frontosphenotemporal craniotomy from an anterolateral approach or a temporal craniotomy with or without a petrosectomy for a lateral corridor; both of these routes are associated with brain retraction and potential neurovascular injury. The anterior location of MC in the middle cranial fossa makes safe access via posterior fossa-based approaches-such as the retrosigmoid approach-challenging as well. Here, we present the cases of two patients diagnosed with epidermoid cysts in MC who underwent surgical resection via an endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid approach. Near-total resection was achieved in both cases, with only mild transient neurologic disturbances postoperatively. Radiographically, no evidence of residual disease was noted in either patient. We further review the nuances of an extended endoscopic endonasal approach to these lesions.

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