Nasal encephalocele: endoscopic excision with anesthetic consideration.

Objective: Nasal encephalocele may presents as a nasal mass, its treatment is surgical and it should be done early in life. When removal is indicated, there are multiple surgical approaches; including lateral rhinotomy, a transnasal approach and a coronal flap approach. However, the treatment of a basal intranasal encephalocele using transnasal endoscopic approach could obviates the possible morbidity associated with other approaches.

Pediatric craniopharyngioma--rationale for multimodal management: the Egyptian experience.

Background: Situated in a suprasellar location, craniopharyngiomas produce devastating endocrinological manifestations, visual impairment, and raised intracranial pressure, presenting a formidable disease entity for the neurosurgeon as well as the 'craniopharyngioma team'.

Objective: To evaluate direct postoperative and long-term results based on the extent of surgical removal and administration of radiotherapy.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-two new cases of pediatric craniopharyngioma were divided into three groups according to extent of removal: A (complete), B (subtotal), and C (partial).