Neurosurgical treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex: a series of 44 surgical procedures in 31 patients.

Flavio GiordanoCarla MoscheoMatteo LengeRoberto BiagiottiFrancesco MariIacopo SardiAnna Maria BuccolieroLorenzo MongardiEleonora AronicaRenzo GuerriniLorenzo Genitori

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)

The present series confirms that the surgical approach, combined with mTOR inhibitors, is still a valid option for the treatment of SEGAs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
giant cell
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cell proliferation
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation