• World Neurosurg · Feb 2019

    Case Reports

    Awake Craniotomy for the Removal of a Left Insular Cavernous Malformation.

    • Vera Vigo, Zanabria Ortiz Robert R Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil., Samantha Lorena Paganelli, da Costa Marcos Devanir Silva MDS Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil. Electronic address: marcoscostaneuro@gmail.com., Campos Filho José Maria JM Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil; Hospital Beneficencia Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo-S, and Feres Chaddad-Neto.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil; Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
    • World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 1; 122: 209.

    AbstractThe insula plays a crucial role in speech planning due to its connections with cortical and subcortical areas. Surgical management of cavernous malformation (CM) of the insula consists of total resection of the lesion and the surrounding gliosis to avoid or reduce seizures. When located in the dominant hemisphere, an awake craniotomy with intraoperative mapping reduces the risk of functional damage. The insula is covered by the operculum and has a relationship with the middle cerebral artery and its branches that run along its lateral surface. Therefore high expertise is required to manage the exposure of the insula and its complex anatomy. This video demonstrates the surgical management of a large left insular CM. A 29-year-old female with multiple CM and 7 years of partial seizures and recent onset of short memory loss. Neuroimaging showed a large left insular and planum polare CM with important mass effect and hemorrhage signs. The patient consented to surgery, and an awake pretemporal craniotomy was carried out with continuous motor evoked potential monitoring. No language function was localized in the superior temporal gyrus; therefore corticectomy of the middle portion was performed to expand the operative corridor. The vessel manipulation during wide opening of the sylvian fissure increased the risk of postoperative vasospasm and blood drain into the surgical field. The CM was exposed and completely removed without functional damage. The patient recovered from surgery without complications, and no seizures occurred at 2 months' follow-up. Postoperative imaging showed complete removal of the CM.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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