Minim Invas Neurosur
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Minim Invas Neurosur · Jun 2001
Case ReportsNeuroendoscopic treatment of cystic craniopharyngioma in the third ventricle.
The third ventricle is a relatively uncommon location for craniopharyngiomas. Generally, craniotomy has been considered the procedure of choice in such cases. We describe a girl in whom a cystic third ventricular craniopharyngioma was successfully treated by evacuation of the cyst contents via a flexible neuroendoscope and precise placement of an Ommaya reservoir catheter within the tumor.
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Minim Invas Neurosur · Jun 2001
Electronic database for documentation of microsurgical and endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: technical note.
The authors present an electronic database for the documentation and inter-group comparison of patients subjected to microsurgical and/or endovascular therapy of ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms.