Surgery video shows a way to remove a meningioma through the eye socket
Original title: Hybrid Microscopic and Neuroendoscopic Transorbital Resection of Sphenoid Wing Meningioma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
How far along is this research?
This is a news item, not a research finding.
It shows an operation done in a person, but there are no results to say how well it works.
The short version
This is a surgery video, not a study, and it shows one way doctors can reach a brain tumor behind the eye.
What was studied. This item is a short operative video from a surgery. It shows doctors removing a sphenoid wing meningioma, a tumor that grows on a bony ridge behind the eye, using a path through the eye socket with both a microscope and a small camera called an endoscope.
What they found. No abstract was provided with this item. So there are no results, numbers, or patient outcomes to report here. All that is shared is a 2-dimensional video of how the operation was done.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: For a patient, this is a teaching video for surgeons. It shows one surgical path some teams use for tumors in this spot. It does not tell you how well the surgery worked or who it is right for. If you have a tumor in this area, your own surgeon is the person who can say what approach fits your case.
What it doesn't mean: This does not mean a new treatment has arrived. It is one surgery shown on video, not a study comparing this method to other methods. There are no results here to say it is safer or better. It is not a promise of a cure, and it does not mean this approach is right for every person or offered at every hospital.
Source: PubMed, August 7, 2026 · Read the original
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