Endoscopic management of the intranasal glioma

Agirdir B. V., Derin A. T., Ozbilim G., Ozcaglar H. Ü.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.39, sa.10, ss.1571-1573, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.06.031
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1571-1573
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: intranasal glial heterotopia, nasal glioma, endoscopic management, NASAL GLIOMA, ENCEPHALOCELE, INFANCY, MASSES
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The authors report the endoscopic management of a boy with nasal glioma who was only 35 days old. The nasal glioma is a rare congenital nasal abnormality, which manifests as a mass of extracranial cerebral tissue unconnected with the brain. For surgical excision, some surgeons suggest initial craniotomy for excluding intracranial extension. The authors successfully removed the intranasal glioma by endoscopic surgery without craniotomy on a 35-day-old boy. Intranasal endoscopic surgery is a less-invasive and safe procedure and does not result in postoperative facial scarring and deformity. Therefore, the use of endoscopic surgery in place of lateral rhinotomy procedure is recommended. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.