Abel Ferres, Ana Isabel Tercero-Uribe, Jessica Matas, Rafel Alcubierre, Marta Codes, Roberto Tafuto, Anna Camós-Carreras, Amaia Muñoz-Lopetegi, Javier Tercero, Isam Alobid, Bernardo Sanchez-Dalmau, Alberto Di Somma, Joaquim Enseñat
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) is continuously evolving and gaining terrain in approaching different skull base pathologies. The objective of this study was to present our methodology for introducing recording electrodes, which includes a new transconjunctival pathway, to monitor the extraocular muscle function during TONES. METHODS: A translational observational study was performed from an anatomic demonstration focused on the transconjunctival electrode placement technique to a descriptive analysis in our series of 6 patients operated using TONES in association with intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring of the oculomotor nerves from 2017 to 2023...
April 4, 2024: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)