Surg Neurol
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The enormous development of microsurgical techniques and instrumentation together with preoperative planning using the excellent preoperative diagnostic facilities available, enables neurosurgeons to treat more complicated diseases through smaller and more specific approaches. ⋯ The supraorbital craniotomy allows wide intracranial exposure of the deep-seated supra- and parasellar region, according to the concept of key-hole approaches. The limited craniotomy requires minimal brain retraction thus significantly decreasing approach-related morbidity. In addition, the short skin incision within the eyebrow, the careful soft tissue dissection, and the single burr hole trephination result in a pleasing cosmetic outcome.