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Abstract
Craniopharyngiomas represent a surgical challenge for complete
resection with transcranial or transnasal approach using microscopy or
endoscopy. The selection criteria of the classic transsphenoidal route for the
management of Craniopharyngiomas were postulated >30 years ago and still
are valid today. However, the use of the endoscope through this corridor has
enlarged its indications due to visual properties of the endoscope itself,
increasing safety and efficacy of the approach.
The extended EEA for suprasellar craniopharyngiomas avoids brain
retraction, permits early exposure of the lesion, provides good visualization
of the pituitary gland and stalk and the main vascular structures, and
minimizes manipulation of the optic apparatus. The endoscopic technique,
both standard and extended approaches, can be considered as a possible
surgical treatment for craniopharyngiomas in the modern neurosurgical era.