• Neurosurgery · Oct 2005

    Case Reports Comparative Study

    Transcallosal transchoroidal approach to tumors of the third ventricle.

    • Hahnah J Kasowski, Brian V Nahed, and Joseph M Piepmeier.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
    • Neurosurgery. 2005 Oct 1; 57 (4 Suppl): 361-6; discussion 361-6.

    AbstractAlthough the literature is rich with descriptions of the approach to the third ventricle, surgeons remain cautiously reserved. In this report, we demonstrate that the transcallosal approach can be easily performed provided that preoperative planning is adequate. Familiarity with the course of major cortical and deep draining veins grants the surgeon a wide exposure of the posterior third ventricle. We discuss the indications, surgical technique, and pitfalls to this approach while providing an accompanying video mirroring our discussion.

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