Publications by authors named "Toscano Maximiliano"
Introduction: Colloid cysts are histologically benign lesions, probably derived from the endoderm, which represent 0.3-2% of brain tumors. They are usually attached to the roof of the third ventricle in direct relation to the foramen of Monro, which can cause a blockage to the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, determining hydrocephalus and in some cases sudden death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Transsphenoidal approach became the gold standard in the surgical treatment of pituitary adenomas in the past years, but the comparative efficacy of microscopic and endoscopic transnasal surgery has not been fully studied.
Aims: To compare the microscopic and endoscopic transnasal approaches for the treatment of pituitary adenomas.
Settings And Design: A retrospective analysis was performed, comparing adult patients with pituitary adenomas who had undergone transnasal microscopic surgery between January 2006 and December 2014 with the patients operated on with endoscopic surgery between March 2011 and December 2014 at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand how different important points on the top of the head relate to important brain areas.
- Researchers looked at CT scans of 71 adults to measure distances between specific points on the skull.
- They found that the central part of the brain was consistently located 47.8 mm behind a key skull point called bregma, which helps doctors plan brain surgeries better.
Objective: To present the clinical and radiographic outcomes of 140 patients with pituitary adenomas treated by an endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) over a period of 4 years.
Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed between 2011 and 2014. Pre and post operative MRI, ophtalmological assessment, endocrinological laboratory evaluation and surgical morbidity and mortality were assessed.