Open AccessOutcome following surgical resection of craniopharyngiomas: A case series
Author(s) -
K C Bidur,
Devkota Upendra Prasad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.150228
Subject(s) - medicine , craniopharyngioma , surgery , diabetes insipidus , radiation therapy , retrospective cohort study , resection , glasgow outcome scale , presentation (obstetrics) , glasgow coma scale , pediatrics
Debate continues as to the optimum treatment for craniopharyngioma; radical surgical resection or partial resection followed by radiotherapy. Radical surgical resection may be complicated by intraoperative injury to surrounding structures and stormy postoperative hormonal problem. This study aims to examine the result of safe maximal surgical resection.