Endoscopic endonasal transtuberculum-transplanum-translamina terminalis approach for third ventricle craniopharyngioma: 2D operative video
5 affiliations
- 1Skull Base and Rhino-Orbital Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
- 2Department of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
- 3Technology for Health PhD Program, University of Brescia
- 4Division of Neurosurgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy; and
- 5Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Abstract
The management of craniopharyngiomas remains a challenge for multidisciplinary pituitary teams. Their infiltrative behavior, particularly in the hypothalamic region, renders arachnoid and extracapsular dissection technically demanding and may result in irreversible impairment of patients’ quality of life. The extended endoscopic endonasal approach has gained widespread acceptance, especially for sellar and suprasellar lesions due to superior magnification and spatial resolution, demonstrating an inverse relationship between resection extent and postoperative morbidity. This video illustrates the endoscopic resection of a third ventricle craniopharyngioma through the suprachiasmatic corridor using a transtuberculum-transplanum-translamina terminalis approach, emphasizing the pertinent surgical anatomy.
The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2026.7.FOCVID2617
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BibTeX
@article{serioli2026endoscopic,
title = {{Endoscopic endonasal transtuberculum-transplanum-translamina terminalis approach for third ventricle craniopharyngioma: 2D operative video}},
author = {Simona Serioli and Iacopo Dallan and Michele Caniglia and Daniel M. Prevedello and Matteo Barucco and Lorena di Girolami and Francesco Acerbi},
journal = {Neurosurgical Focus: Video},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3171/2026.7.focvid2617},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3171/2026.7.focvid2617},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Endoscopic endonasal transtuberculum-transplanum-translamina terminalis approach for third ventricle craniopharyngioma: 2D operative video
AU - Simona Serioli
AU - Iacopo Dallan
AU - Michele Caniglia
AU - Daniel M. Prevedello
AU - Matteo Barucco
AU - Lorena di Girolami
AU - Francesco Acerbi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - Neurosurgical Focus: Video
DO - 10.3171/2026.7.focvid2617
UR - https://doi.org/10.3171/2026.7.focvid2617
AB - The management of craniopharyngiomas remains a challenge for multidisciplinary pituitary teams. Their infiltrative behavior, particularly in the hypothalamic region, renders arachnoid and extracapsular dissection technically demanding and may result in irreversible impairment of patients’ quality of life. The extended endoscopic endonasal approach has gained widespread acceptance, especially for sellar and suprasellar lesions due to superior magnification and spatial resolution, demonstrating an inverse relationship between resection extent and postoperative morbidity. This video illustrates the endoscopic resection of a third ventricle craniopharyngioma through the suprachiasmatic corridor using a transtuberculum-transplanum-translamina terminalis approach, emphasizing the pertinent surgical anatomy. The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2026.7.FOCVID2617
SN - 2643-5217
ER -