Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach for the Removal of Optochiasmatic Cavernoma: Case Report and Literature Review.

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Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach for the Removal of Optochiasmatic Cavernoma: Case Report and Literature Review.

World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct;106:1053.e11-1053.e14

Authors: Meng X, Feng X, Wan J

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cavernoma of the optic chiasm is a rare disease, and the most common clinical presentation is chiasmal apoplexy. Almost all the cases reported in the literature were treated surgically with craniotomy.
CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of optochiasmatic cavernoma successfully resected via an endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETA).
CONCLUSIONS: Rapid diagnosis and complete resection of a symptomatic optochiasmatic cavernoma are helpful in improving visual dysfunction. EETA is an alternative, minimally invasive technique for resecting this type of lesion.

PMID: 28712905 [PubMed - in process]

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