BACKGROUND: In recent years, significant advances have been made in the field of expanded endonasal approaches that permit treatment of different cranial base intradural lesions. OBJECTIVE: To report our technique of cranial base dural repair by the application of nitinol U-Clips in endoscope-assisted extended endonasal or sublabial approaches. Closure techniques and postoperative cerebrospinal (CSF) leaks are reported. METHODS: We reviewed 11 patients with different kinds of cranial base tumors or vascular diseases (2 tuberculum sellae meningiomas, 1 planum sphenoidale meningioma, 4 craniopharyngiomas, 1 recurrent clival chordoma, 1 esthesioneuroblastoma, 1 ethmoidal melanoma metastasis, 1 basilar trunk aneurysm) who underwent an endoscope-assisted extended endonasal or sublabial approach. Dural repair was performed using nitinol U-Clips to circumferentially suture AlloDerm or fascia lata directly to the existing dural borders. Lumbar drainage was not used in 9 patients and was used in 2 patients for 5 days. Patients were evaluated for the appearance of CSF leaks. RESULTS: Postoperative CSF leak was observed in 1 patient (9%). This required a second transnasal repair. CONCLUSION: Circumferential dural closure with U-Clips is a useful adjunct to prevent CSF leaks after expanded endonasal or sublabial approaches to the cranial base for treatment of intracranial pathology.
BACKGROUND: In recent years, significant advances have been made in the field of expanded endonasal approaches that permit treatment of different cranial base intradural lesions. OBJECTIVE: To report our technique of cranial base dural repair by the application of nitinol U-Clips in endoscope-assisted extended endonasal or sublabial approaches. Closure techniques and postoperative cerebrospinal (CSF) leaks are reported. METHODS: We reviewed 11 patients with different kinds of cranial base tumors or vascular diseases (2 tuberculum sellae meningiomas, 1 planum sphenoidale meningioma, 4 craniopharyngiomas, 1 recurrent clival chordoma, 1 esthesioneuroblastoma, 1 ethmoidal melanoma metastasis, 1 basilar trunk aneurysm) who underwent an endoscope-assisted extended endonasal or sublabial approach. Dural repair was performed using nitinol U-Clips to circumferentially suture AlloDerm or fascia lata directly to the existing dural borders. Lumbar drainage was not used in 9 patients and was used in 2 patients for 5 days. Patients were evaluated for the appearance of CSF leaks. RESULTS:Postoperative CSF leak was observed in 1 patient (9%). This required a second transnasal repair. CONCLUSION: Circumferential dural closure with U-Clips is a useful adjunct to prevent CSF leaks after expanded endonasal or sublabial approaches to the cranial base for treatment of intracranial pathology.
Authors: Francesco Belotti; Francesco Tengattini; Davide Mattavelli; Marco Ferrari; Antonio Fiorentino; Silvia Agnelli; Alberto Schreiber; Piero Nicolai; Marco Maria Fontanella; Francesco Doglietto Journal: Neurosurg Rev Date: 2020-02-14 Impact factor: 3.042
Authors: Alberto Di Somma; Matteo de Notaris; Vita Stagno; Luis Serra; Joaquim Enseñat; Isam Alobid; Joan San Molina; Joan Berenguer; Paolo Cappabianca; Alberto Prats-Galino Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2014-01-19 Impact factor: 3.411