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Objective To explore the microsurgical experience of supra- and infra-tentorial meningioma of the posterior petrous bone.Methods Clinical data of 21 patients who had undergone microsurgical treatment were retrospectively reviewed.Results All patients underwent surgical treatment via a suboccipital retrosigmoid approach,and hyperostosis of the petrous bone and infiltrated cerebellar tentorium were resected intraoperatively.Tumor resection was categorized as Grade Ⅰ in 16 patients,Grade Ⅱ in 5 patients,according to the Simpson classification system.The main postoperative complications included slight facial paresis and hearing function deterioration.The mean follow-up time was 3.2 years.All patients resumed normal daily activity and no tumor recurrence happened.Conclusions Total resection for supra- and infra-tentorial meningioma of the posterior petrous bone can be achieved with an excellent prognosis by use of microsurgical technique.
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Objective To evaluate the efficiency of microsurgical methods for treatment of hypothalamic gliomas in children and the management of postoperative complications Methods Twenty-one tumors were classified into two types according to their location, size and extensive direction The tumors were removed with microsurgical technique by various approaches, such as transcallosal-interforniceal or translongitudinal fissure, transubfrontal methods Results Twenty-one cases of hypothalamic gliomas were verified by surgery and pathology The total and subtotal removal was 18 cases Partial removal was 3 cases There was no mortality in this series Major neurological complications included diabetes insipidus, electrolyte disorder and hyperthermia Surgical complications included subdural fluid collections, hydrocephalus, epilepsy Seventeen cases were followed up, and showed satisfying results Conclusion Microsurgical operations through appropriate approaches and reasonable management of complications are important methods for improving the outcome of hypothalamic gliomas in children