AUTHOR=Dallan Iacopo , Cristofani-Mencacci Lodovica , Fiacchini Giacomo , Turri-Zanoni Mario , van Furth Wouter , de Notaris Matteo , Picariello Miriana , Alexandre Enrico , Georgalas Christos , Bruschini Luca 

TITLE=Endoscopic-assisted transorbital surgery: Where do we stand on the scott’s parabola? personal considerations after a 10-year experience

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.937818

DOI=10.3389/fonc.2022.937818

ISSN=2234-943X

ABSTRACT=Transorbital approaches are genuinely versatile surgical routes which show interesting potentials in skull base surgery. Given their “new” trajectory, they can overcome some limits of traditional routes and add valuable opportunities in selected patients. Indications are constantly expanding, and currently include selected intraorbital, skull base and even intra-axial lesions, both benign and malignant. Given their relatively recent development and thus unfamiliarity among the skull base community, achieving adequate proficiency needs not only a personalized training and knowledge but also, above all, an adequate case volume and a dedicated setting. Current, but mostly future, applications should be selected by genetic, omics and biological features and applied in the context of a truly multidisciplinary environment.