Does the choice of surgical approach to insert an intratumoral catheter influence the results of intratumoral cystic treatment?

Surgical Neurology
Nelci ZanonMárcia C da Silva

Abstract

In the literature, only a few articles are related to the surgical approach for insertion of an intratumoral catheter. No one has evaluated the complications related to the different surgical techniques for the treatment of pediatric cystic craniopharyngiomas. A cooperative, multicenter (France and Brazil) study was carried out and included 50 patients (aged between 9 months and 21 years) diagnosed as having cystic craniopharyngioma treated between 1990 and 2000. Forty-nine children were available for the final analysis. The patients were divided into 3 groups: group I, 24 children who underwent a craniotomy and catheter placement under direct vision using a surgical microscope; group II, 14 children who were submitted to a stereotactic approach for the placement of the intratumoral catheter; and group III, 11 children whose catheters were placed by a freehand approach through a burr hole. Eight children (16.3%) presented complications related to the placement of the catheter, namely, misplacement or leakage. The rate of the complications did not appear to be related to one specific modality of the catheter insertion. Intracystic antiblastic drug injection is one available option in the treatment of cystic craniopharyngiomas. B...Continue Reading

References

Sep 30, 1995·International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics·B E PollockJ C Flickinger
Jul 7, 1999·Acta neurochirurgica·A SavasY Kanpolat
Dec 22, 2000·Pediatric Neurosurgery·W J HaderC Fryer
Feb 28, 2002·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·C MottoleseC Lapras
Apr 19, 2002·Journal of Korean Medical Science·Dong Hyuk ParkJung Keun Suh
Feb 5, 2003·Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery·Rongcai JiangCheng Zhu
Jul 20, 2005·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Adrián Cáceres

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 24, 2009·Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics·Benedetta L PettoriniConcezio Di Rocco
Apr 3, 2012·Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics·Won-Sang ChoByung-Kyu Cho
Jul 26, 2014·Clinical Endocrinology·Simon Bailey, Jeannette Parkes
Aug 14, 2020·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Nisreen AmayiriSimon Bailey

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
S CavalheiroM C da Silva
Di 1 jun yi da xue xue bao = Academic journal of the first medical college of PLA
Song-tao QiJia-lin Zhang
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved