Open AccessTranslamina terminalis approach to the hypothalamus using supraorbital craniotomy: Technical note and comparison with other surgical corridors
Author(s) -
Mohammed Alhoobi,
Adnan Khan,
Fatma Faris Abu-Qadous,
Ralf A. Kockro,
Firas Hammadi,
Raed Abu Jarir,
Sirajeddin Belkhair,
Ali Ayyad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_29_20
Subject(s) - lamina terminalis , craniotomy , medicine , third ventricle , stria terminalis , surgery , anatomy , hypothalamus
Approaches to the hypothalamus and anterior third ventricle are variable. We present a technical note on access of the hypothalamus using the trans-lamina terminalis approach by supraorbital craniotomy in a patient who had a hypothalamic cavernoma and presented to us with recurrent hemorrhage.