Spheno-Orbital Meningiomas: A 16-Year Surgical Experience.

Objective: To examine the efficacy of spheno-orbital meningioma (SOM) resection aimed at symptomatic improvement, rather than gross total resection, followed by radiation therapy for recurrence.

Methods: A retrospective review of all patients having undergone resection between 2000 and 2016 was performed. Demographics, operative details, postoperative outcomes, recurrence rates, and radiation treatment plans were analyzed.

Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Pediatric Calvaria.

This series reports 2 pediatric cases of calvarial cavernous hemangioma (cavernoma, cavernous malformation) treated surgically at Children's Hospital Colorado between 2008 and 2010. Both cases presented as painless bony masses which enlarged over time. Both patients underwent surgical resection without complication and have remained recurrence free since surgery.

Operative management of traumatic cervical spine distraction and complete cord transection in a 3-year-old patient.

This report describes the presentation and operative treatment of a 3-year-old boy who survived a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a C6-7 distraction injury, complete avulsion of the spinal cord, and gross spinal instability. Only 5%-10% of all spinal cord and vertebral column injuries occur in children. Survival after such an injury is exceptionally rare in very young patients and is associated with severe neurological deficits.