World Neurosurg
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The transfemoral approach is a common technique for carotid artery stenting (CAS) but is sometimes limited by aortic or peripheral arterial conditions. The purpose of this study is to report the initial experiences with CAS using a novel sheath guide for transradial carotid cannulation. ⋯ The herein-described sheath guide specifically designed for transradial carotid cannulation was useful for CAS.
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We are inevitably faced with the need to perform coil embolization immediately after diagnostic cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for economic reasons, patient convenience, fear of rupture, and other reasons. Here we report the advantages of coil embolization performed immediately after diagnostic cerebral DSA for unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) from the patients' perspective. ⋯ Our findings indicate that coil embolization performed immediately after diagnostic cerebral DSA can be a relatively safe alternative approach to treating patients with UIAs.
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The aim of this study was to discuss the relationship between Ki-67 values and the degree to which chordoma invade the clivus and to certify that the prognosis of chordoma is worse when it invades the middle and lower clivus than when it does not. ⋯ Statistical analysis revealed that Ki-67 values when the chordoma invaded the middle and lower clivus were significantly higher than when it did not. Thus, we can conclude that the prognosis is worse when chordoma invade the middle and lower clivus.
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Quality assurance (QA) is a way to prevent mistakes in advance. Although it has been previously reported for surgical setup, there is no effective approach for minimizing microsurgical technical errors before an operation is done. Neurosurgery resident operative errors during brain aneurysm surgery could be foreseen by practicing in an ex vivo hybrid simulator with microscopic fluorescein vessel flow image. ⋯ There was a left-shift on the quality assurance line with residents who practiced brain aneurysm microsurgical errors in an ex vivo model. A multicentric prospective study is necessary to confirm the hypothesis that real operative error could be reduced after training in a realistic simulator.
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Secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) is an important extracellular glycoprotein that is associated with immune regulation, tumorigenesis, and cell signaling. However, the prognostic value of SPP1 in patients with glioma has not yet been clarified, especially in lower-grade gliomas. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prognostic merit of SPP1 in lower-grade gliomas. ⋯ The present study showed that SPP1 overexpression is related to worse overall survival in patients with lower-grade glioma. Moreover, SPP1 could be considered as an independent factor in lower-grade gliomas.