Long-term results of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy as third-line treatment in acromegaly.

The treatment of acromegaly is based on surgery, drugs, and radiotherapy as a third-line option. Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) is a new technique with a need for long-term evaluation. The purpose of the study was to evaluate long-term results of FSRT in acromegaly.

Transglabellar approach for resection of anterior midline skull base meningiomas: technical note.

Background: We describe our experience of minimally invasive approach of the anterior skull base through the transglabellar approach.

Method: The technical details of the transglabellar approach are described in this article as we have been using it for the past 3 years. After an inter-eyebrow skin incision, the scalp is elevated allowing the creation of a 3-cm bone flap in the frontal sinus, which gives direct access to the anterior midline skull base.

Prognostic value of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness for postoperative peripheral visual field recovery in optic chiasm compression.

Unlabelled: OBJECT.: The authors' objective was to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative axonal loss for peripheral visual field recovery after surgery for optic chiasm compression.

Methods: Consecutive patients with optic chiasm compression in the period from October 2010 through August 2012 were retrospectively studied.

[Facial nerve outcome after vestibular schwannoma surgery: About 89 patients].

Objectives: We evaluated the postoperative facial nerve function after vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery and analyzed factors causing it.

Material And Methods: We included 89 consecutive patients undergoing surgical excision of unilateral VS. Patient and tumor characteristics, surgical approaches, facial nerve function, extent of tumor resection and complications were analyzed.

Combined treatment of brain AVMs with use of Onyx embolization followed by radiosurgery.

Background And Purpose: The treatment of cerebral AVMs is complex, reliant on interventions such as embolization, surgery, and radiosurgery, or a combination of these modalities. To date, treatment with the embolic agent Onyx, followed by radiosurgery, has not been evaluated. The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this combination in a homogeneous, monocentric series.