Bouali Sofiene^1*, Badri Mohamed², Boubaker Adnene¹, Ben Said Imed¹, Bouhoula Asma¹, Zemmel Ihsen², Jemel Hafedh¹

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¹ Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurology Mongi Ben Hmida, Tunis, Tunisia.
² Department of Neurosurgery CTGB, Ben Arous, Faculty of Medicine, University OF Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Abstract: Rathke cleft cysts are benign sellar lesions that are generally asymptomatic. Rathke cleft cyst can enlarge and become symptomatic. Surgical therapy is the mainstay of treatment for symptomatic RCC. The optimal surgical strategy remains debatable. We report our experience with this lesion and we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each technique through a literature review.

Keywords: Rathke Cleft Cyst, Transsphenoidal Surgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cite this paper: Sofiene, B. , Mohamed, B. , Adnene, B. , Imed, B. , Asma, B. , Ihsen, Z. and Hafedh, J. (2014) Management of Rathke’s Cleft Cysts: About Three Observations. Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, 4, 169-172. doi: 10.4236/ojmn.2014.44029.

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