Microsurgical treatment of medial sphenoid ridge meningiomas
LIN En
XU Hai-xiong
FANG Xu-sheng
GUO Hua
Abstract：Objective To discuss the microsurgical techniques and clinical efficacy of excision of medial sphenoid ridge meningiomas.Methods Eighteen patients with medial sphenoid ridge meningioma treated by microsurgical techniques were analyzed.Results Total removal(Grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ of Simpson system)was done in 12 cases and subtotal remove was in 6,without hemjplegia and mortality.Conclusions The dural attachment of the lesion should be dissected along the sphenoid wing first,in order to minimize blood loss and to facilitate orientating and exposing the supraclinoidal segment of ICA,and then the engulfing tumor should be dissected proximally to distally.Microsurgical techniques,identification and preservation of the important artery and cranial nerves during operation could be obtained.Because of the presence of interfacing arachnoid membrane in most of the cases,tumor should be removed with a vigorous attempt in the initial operation.
Keywords：Sphenoid ridge meningiomaMicro-surgeryImaging examination
Publication Date：2010-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 50-51 )