Percutaneous femoral access: Stuck guide wire, decannulation difficulty due to unravelling and knotting.

Percutaneous techniques for femoral arterial access are increasingly being performed due to advances in endovascular cerebral procedures, as they provide a less morbid and minimally invasive approach than open procedures. Common complications associated with this peripheral puncture include hematoma, bleeding, pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistula, retroperitoneal bleeding, inadvertent venous puncture, dissection, etc. The retrograde femoral access is currently the most frequently used arterial access as it is technically straightforward, allows for the use of larger size sheaths and catheters, allows repeated attempts, etc.

Sellar colloid cyst: Peculiar radiological characteristics of a common lesion at an uncommon location.

Background: Colloid cysts, common benign lesions of the third ventricle, have rarely been reported in uncommon extraventricular locations such as the pituitary fossa. Even in the sellar region, it is usually seen between the anterior and posterior pituitary lobes (pars intermedia).

Case Description: Here, we report a case of a female patient, who was incidentally diagnosed with a sellar colloid cyst, while being evaluated for nonspecific holocranial headache.

Adult transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele: Clinical image.

Background: Encephalocele is herniation of cranial contents through a skull defect, classified according to their contents and location, and is usually seen in pediatric age group. The transsphenoidal type represents <5% of all basal meningoencephaloceles. Of them, the presentation in adulthood is even rarer.

Gender Differences in Perceived Stress among Neurosurgeons: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Surgeons are subjected to enhanced levels of work-related stress and women are likely to face unique challenges due to sub-optimal representation. The present study was conceived with a primary objective to study the gender differences faced by surgeons and neurosurgeons in particular. The secondary objective was to assess the correlation between the various stress inducers and busters of normal working and daily life and the mental state of neurosurgeons.