Minimally invasive surgery for Craniopharyngioma in a 10-year-old pediatric patient

Craniopharyngiomas are benign, slow-growing tumors in the sellar and para-sellar regions of the central nervous system, with a prevalence of about 2 per 100,000. Symptoms include headaches, visual disturbances, and endocrine dysfunctions like growth retardation and delayed puberty. Diagnosis involves clinical, radiological, and histological evaluations. Treatment typically includes surgical resection, with the approach depending on hypothalamic invasion, and may involve postoperative radiotherapy and hormone restitution. In this article, we present a summary of a case of surgery in a pediatric patient with a craniopharyngioma using microsurgery and neuroendoscopy together to perform minimally invasive surgery through the foramen of Monroe. We can conclude that good management of this pathology depends on the extent of resection, tumor location and size, preoperative endocrine status, and adequate follow-up of these patients by a multidisciplinary team. Ethics committee approval was not required to perform the surgical procedure on the patient. The patient's parents gave informed consent for the surgery and gave verbal consent for the publication of their video surgery.