Endoscopic management of a low-grade thalamic glioma: a safe alternative to open microsurgery?
Benjamin BrokinkelMurat YavuzNils WarnekeAngela BrentrupKatharina HessCaroline BleimüllerJohannes WölferWalter StummerPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2017)
In accordance with one previously published case of endoscopic resection of a thalamic glioma, no surgery-related complications were observed. Although this remains to be determined in larger series, endoscopic resection of these lesions might be a safe and feasible alternative to biopsy or open surgery. Future studies should also aim to identify patients specifically eligible for these approaches.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- ultrasound guided
- low grade
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery bypass
- high grade
- fine needle aspiration
- deep brain stimulation
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- surgical site infection
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- randomized controlled trial
- current status
- acute coronary syndrome
- case control
- patient reported