Endoscopic endonasal pituitary gland hemi-transposition for resection of a dorsum sellae meningioma

Abstract

A 69-year-old female with incidental diagnosis of a dorsum sellae meningioma had shown significant tumor growth after initial conservative management. The procedure started with a microscopic sublabial transsphenoidal approach to the sella and the suprasellar space. Due to limitations to a safe dissection and removal of the retrosellar component, the surgery was converted to a purely endoscopic endonasal approach with left hemi-transposition of the pituitary gland, followed by drilling of the dorsum sellae and removal of the left posterior clinoid process. A complete tumor resection was achieved, and a multilayer skull base reconstruction was performed without complications. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/BEolyK-To_A .

Keywords: dorsum sellae; endoscopic endonasal; hemi-transposition; meningioma.