The role of neuroendoscopy in the management of tectal gliomas

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Mohsen Javadpour, Conor L Mallucci

Abstract

The objective was to determine the role of neuroendoscopy in the management of tectal plate gliomas. Clinical and radiological data of children and adults who underwent neuroendoscopy were reviewed. Successful outcome was defined as shunt-freedom and resolution of symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure. Between 1 April 1998 and 31 March 2003, 11 patients (6 males and 5 females) underwent endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for the management of hydrocephalus secondary to a tectal plate glioma. This comprises 4% of 258 patients who have undergone neuroendoscopic procedures in our unit. The median age at the time of surgery was 19 (range 9-59) years. In 4 patients endoscopic biopsy of the tumour was performed at the same time. During a median follow-up period of 31 months (range 2-45), 4 patients underwent a second ETV, of whom 2 subsequently required insertion of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. Nine patients (82%) remain shunt-independent. Of the 4 tumours that were biopsied, a histological diagnosis of low-grade astrocytoma was made with certainty in only 2 cases. All tumours remained unchanged on follow-up MR imaging. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy can result in excellent control of hydrocephalus in patients...Continue Reading

References

Aug 1, 1992·Neurosurgery·W P VandertopL E Becker
Jun 1, 1991·Journal of Neurosurgery·P L MayD C Harwood-Nash
Apr 1, 1990·Neurosurgery·G PendlM Koniyama
Dec 15, 1983·Cancer·A L AlbrightA N Guthkelch
Jan 1, 1994·Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplement·L KihlströmB Karlsson
May 1, 1994·Neurology·L A SquiresF J Epstein
Feb 5, 1999·Neurosurgery·Y KakuE Taub
Dec 10, 1999·Journal of Neurosurgery·K OkaS Yoshioka
Mar 4, 2000·Surgical Neurology·C WangY Zhao
Mar 8, 2000·Pediatric Neurosurgery·G A GrantT S Roberts
Apr 15, 2000·Pediatric Neurosurgery·D C BowersK J Cohen
May 4, 2000·Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery : MIN·M MizoguchiS Ohgami
Mar 21, 2002·Neurosurgery·David D YehRobert J Ernst
Jul 24, 2002·Journal of Neurosurgery·Walter J HaderJohn Kestle
Oct 21, 2003·British Journal of Neurosurgery·M JavadpourC Mallucci

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 19, 2006·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Donncha F O'BrienConor L Mallucci
Mar 28, 2007·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Wuttipong TirakotaiThomas Riegel
Jun 17, 2010·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Abhaya V KulkarniUNKNOWN Canadian Pediatric Neurosurgery Study Group
Apr 25, 2013·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Chiazor IgboechiMarios Loukas
May 7, 2005·Pediatric Neurology·Andreas M StarkH Maximilian Mehdorn
Mar 17, 2009·Journal of Neurosurgery·Michael D JenkinsonConor L Mallucci
Jul 29, 2005·Neurosurgical Focus·Khan W LiGeorge I Jallo
Jan 1, 2014·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Anthony ZandianMarios Loukas
Mar 25, 2014·European Journal of Paediatric Neurology : EJPN : Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society·Femke K AarsenCoriene E Catsman-Berrevoets
Sep 1, 2006·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Erik J van LindertJ André Grotenhuis
Jan 19, 2011·Acta neurochirurgica·Thomas M KinfeJoachim K Krauss
Mar 3, 2012·World Neurosurgery·John Mugamba, Vita Stagno
May 19, 2009·The Journal of Pediatrics·Abhaya V KulkarniUNKNOWN Canadian Pediatric Neurosurgery Study Group
May 12, 2009·Neuro-Chirurgie·D ChauvetA-L Boch
Sep 9, 2015·The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques·Fady GirgisMark Hamilton
Dec 17, 2014·Acta neurochirurgica·Amr Mohamed Nageeb El-ShehabyIgnatius Ngene Esene
Jun 1, 2014·The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques·Roberto Jose DiazMark G Hamiltonn
Jan 16, 2007·Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria·Francinaldo Lobato GomesSérgio Cavalheiro
Jun 7, 2018·Operative Neurosurgery·Alessandro PerinFrancesco DiMeco
Aug 7, 2014·Journal of Neuro-oncology·Mueez WaqarMichael D Jenkinson
Sep 27, 2018·Acta Neuropathologica Communications·Anthony P Y LiuIbrahim Qaddoumi
Mar 22, 2019·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Fabio FrisoliShih-Shan Lang
Apr 18, 2020·Behavioural Neurology·Jehuda Soleman, Raphael Guzman
Jan 15, 2021·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Jose F DominguezMichael E Tobias
Oct 6, 2021·Neurosurgical Review·Megan M J BaumanDavid J Daniels

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Astrocytes

Astrocytes are glial cells that support the blood-brain barrier, facilitate neurotransmission, provide nutrients to neurons, and help repair damaged nervous tissues. Here is the latest research.