Methods Fifteen patients with communicating tumors were operated on by the pterional approach, including 6 cases of craniopharyngioma, 5 meningiomas, 3 neurinomas and 1 pituitary adenoma.

• 方法骑跨中后颅窝底脑肿瘤15例,包括颅咽管瘤6例,脑膜瘤5例,神经鞘瘤3例,垂体瘤1例,均采用改良翼点入路。其中11例采用硬脑膜内入路,4例采用硬脑膜外入路切除。