Exoscopic Microsurgery: A Change of Paradigm in Brain Tumor Surgery? Comparison with Standard Operative Microscope.
Andrea Di CristoforiFrancesca GrazianoChiara Benedetta RuiPaola ReboraDiego Di CaroGaia ChiarelloGiovanni StefanoniChiara JulitaSanta FlorioDavide FerlitoGianPaolo BassoGuiseppe CiterioPaolo RemidaGiorgio CarrabbaCarlo Giorgio GiussaniPublished in: Brain sciences (2023)
The exoscope has proven efficacy in terms of surgical resection, which was not different to that of the microscope. Furthermore, patients operated on with the exoscope had a longer PFS. A comparable OS was observed between microscope and exoscope, but further prospective studies with longer follow-up are needed.