Intracranial Approach to Suprasellar Rathke's Cleft Cyst
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Third ventricle herniation into the sphenoid sinus following endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal fenestration of Rathkes cleft cyst.
Rathke cleft cyst (RCC) is an uncommon albeit benign sellar lesion with an incidence rate of between 2 to 33%. RCCs are usually asymptomatic except in the large cases whit suprasellar extension. We herein describe a unique case of RCC, which presented with severe visual loss owing to massive herniation of the optic chiasm and third ventricle down into the sphenoid sinus through a small 8 x 8 mm...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Skull Base
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1531-5010,1532-0065
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058176