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Endoscopic management of a low-grade thalamic glioma: a safe alternative to open microsurgery?

Benjamin BrokinkelMurat YavuzNils WarnekeAngela BrentrupKatharina HessCaroline BleimüllerJohannes WölferWalter Stummer
Published 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.
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