Table 2. Clinical experience on the management of several conditions as presented by authors.
| Author | Year | Journal | Study type | N of pts | Approach | Complication | Mortality | FU (Months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe et al | 2010 | Neurosurgery | Anatomic study | NA | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | No | NA | 9 |
| Moe et al | 2011 | Laryngoscope | Anatomic + prospective study | NA | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | Rhinorrea (1) | 0 | 7.4 |
| Lim et al | 2012 | J Neurol Surg B Skull Base | Prospective study | 13 | PC; SLC | No | 0 | 10 |
| Bly et al | 2014 | J Neurol Surg B Skull Base | Anatomic study | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Chen et al 14 | 2014 | J Neurosurg | Anatomic study | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ramakrishna et al | 2016 | J Clin Neurosci | Retrospective study | 45 | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | enophthalmos (1), epiphora (1), ptosis (1) | 0 | 3 |
| Locatelli et al 17 | 2016 | J Neurosurg Sci | Review | NA | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | NA | NA | NA |
| Ciporen et al 15 | 2017 | J Neurol Surg B Skull Base | Anatomic study | NA | TOPA | NA | NA | NA |
| Di Somma et al 13 | 2018 | J Neurosurg | Anatomic study | NA | PC; SLC; LRC | NA | NA | NA |
| Zoia et al 16 | 2018 | Acta Neurochir | Technical note | 12 | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Golbin et al 18 | 2019 | Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko | Prospective study | 12 | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | fifth and sixth nerves (1) | 0 | NA |
| Gerges et al 19 | 2019 | J Neurosurg | Anatomic study | NA | PC; SLC; LRC; PS | NA | NA | NA |
Abbreviations: LRC, lateral retrocathal approach; NA, not available; PC, pre-caruncular; PS, preseptal approach; SLC: superior eyelid crease; TOPA, transorbital precaruncular approach.