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- Title
Extended endoscopic endonasal resection of craniopharyngioma using intraoperative visual evoked potential monitoring: technical note.
- Authors
Miyagishima, Takaaki; Tosaka, Masahiko; Yamaguchi, Rei; Nagaki, Tomohito; Ishii, Nobukazu; Kojima, Takeo; Yoshimoto, Yuhei
- Abstract
Background: To avoid deterioration of visual function, extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for craniopharyngioma was performed with visual evoked potential (VEP) monitoring using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Methods: The position of the optic chiasm was carefully evaluated on the preoperative midsagittal magnetic resonance (MR) images. Intraoperatively, direct and sharp dissection of the tumor from the optic chiasm was performed under VEP monitoring with LEDs through extended endoscopic endonasal TSS. If the VEP finding changed and became unstable, the operator were informed and stopped the surgical manipulation for the optic chiasm to recover. After 5–10 min, recovery of VEP findings was checked and the procedure resumed. Results: Extended endoscopic endonasal TSS with VEP monitoring was performed in consecutive 7 adult patients with newly diagnosed suprasellar craniopharyngiomas with maximum diameters of 25–41 mm (mean 33.7 mm). VEPs were stable throughout the surgery in 5 cases, but showed temporary instability and amplitude decrease in 2 cases, although the VEPs had recovered at the end of the surgery. Visual function, evaluated using visual impairment score, was improved after surgery in all patients. Gross total removal was achieved in 5 cases, and subtotal removal (90%) in 2 cases. Conclusions: Intraoperative VEP monitoring is the only way to test visual function during surgery, and may be important and helpful in extended endoscopic endonasal TSS, which requires direct dissection between the optic nerve and craniopharyngioma under the endoscope.
- Subjects
INTRAOPERATIVE monitoring; VISUAL evoked potentials; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; OPTIC nerve; MAGNETIC resonance
- Publication
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2019, Vol 161, Issue 11, p2277
- ISSN
0001-6268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00701-019-04028-7