The adaptation of a neuroendoscopic sheath to a Leksell stereotactic frame to make it suitable for approaching small ventricles: a technical note

Efficient endoscopic surgery in cases involving small ventricles is difficult but possible. The authors describe a neuroendoscopic sheath that has been improved to make it suitable for use with a Leksell stereotactic frame, which enabled us to accurately insert a stereotactic needle into the small v...

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Published inJournal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Vol. 75; no. 2; p. 151
Main Authors Kitai, Ryuheki, Nakano, Kotaro, Hashimoto, Norichika, Arishima, Hidetaka, Yamauchi, Takahiro, Higashino, Yoshifumi, Takeuchi, Hiroaki, Kikuta, Ken-Ichiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.03.2014
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Cerebral Ventricles - surgery
Child
Female
Humans
Lymphoma - surgery
Neuroendoscopy - methods
Pineal Gland - surgery
Stereotaxic Techniques
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Summary:Efficient endoscopic surgery in cases involving small ventricles is difficult but possible. The authors describe a neuroendoscopic sheath that has been improved to make it suitable for use with a Leksell stereotactic frame, which enabled us to accurately insert a stereotactic needle into the small ventricle and provided an adequate surgical corridor. A biopsy was performed on a 6-year-old girl who had a primary central nervous system lymphoma in the pineal body without hydrocephalus.
ISSN:2193-6323
DOI:10.1055/s-0032-1320030