Minimally Invasive Management of Spontaneous Supratentorial Intracerebral Lobar Hemorrhages by a "Homemade" Endoscopic Strategy: The Evangelical Doctrine of "Venite ad Me" Allied to the Legacy of King Leonida.


Journal

World neurosurgery
ISSN: 1878-8769
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528275

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2019
Historique:
received: 04 08 2018
revised: 14 11 2018
accepted: 16 11 2018
pubmed: 28 11 2018
medline: 23 2 2019
entrez: 28 11 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Although the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has appeared to be increasing over the years, its prognosis remains dismal. No consensus has yet been reached regarding the management of ICH; however, minimally invasive surgery should limit, if not avoid, intraoperative parenchymal damage. Therefore, we have presented a novel, modified "homemade" approach aimed to shorten the operative time and minimize the corticectomy and brain manipulation. From 2008 to 2017, 53 patients (32 men and 21 women; mean age, 63.8 years) were admitted to our neurosurgery department and surgically treated for a lobar ICH. A modified suction tube, coupled with the endoscope light source, was used. Clot evacuation was performed under loupe magnification without the use of the microscope or endoscope. The light source of the latter was only used to provide light in the working cavity. The mean hematoma volume was 69.2 mL (range, 40-100) preoperatively and 12.1 mL (range, 0-20) postoperatively, with a mean clot evacuation of 84.3% (range, 60%-100%). The mean postoperative Glasgow coma scale score was 11.6, with an improvement of 14% from the admission score (mean, 9.2). The results from our clinical series have shown the effectiveness of endoscopic clot evacuation in surgical ICH. In addition, we have demonstrated an efficient technique that can be used in urgent cases and in less-developed areas owing to its reduced demand on resources and its shorter learning curve. The outcomes were good and comparable to those with the classical endoscopic approach.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Although the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has appeared to be increasing over the years, its prognosis remains dismal. No consensus has yet been reached regarding the management of ICH; however, minimally invasive surgery should limit, if not avoid, intraoperative parenchymal damage. Therefore, we have presented a novel, modified "homemade" approach aimed to shorten the operative time and minimize the corticectomy and brain manipulation.
METHODS METHODS
From 2008 to 2017, 53 patients (32 men and 21 women; mean age, 63.8 years) were admitted to our neurosurgery department and surgically treated for a lobar ICH. A modified suction tube, coupled with the endoscope light source, was used. Clot evacuation was performed under loupe magnification without the use of the microscope or endoscope. The light source of the latter was only used to provide light in the working cavity.
RESULTS RESULTS
The mean hematoma volume was 69.2 mL (range, 40-100) preoperatively and 12.1 mL (range, 0-20) postoperatively, with a mean clot evacuation of 84.3% (range, 60%-100%). The mean postoperative Glasgow coma scale score was 11.6, with an improvement of 14% from the admission score (mean, 9.2).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The results from our clinical series have shown the effectiveness of endoscopic clot evacuation in surgical ICH. In addition, we have demonstrated an efficient technique that can be used in urgent cases and in less-developed areas owing to its reduced demand on resources and its shorter learning curve. The outcomes were good and comparable to those with the classical endoscopic approach.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30481620
pii: S1878-8750(18)32695-0
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.136
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Portrait

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

638-647

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Nicola Alberio (N)

Unit of Neurosurgery, Hospital "Cannizzaro," Palermo, Italy.

Salvatore Cicero (S)

Unit of Neurosurgery, Hospital "Cannizzaro," Palermo, Italy.

Domenico Gerardo Iacopino (DG)

Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Giuseppe Roberto Giammalva (GR)

Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Massimiliano Visocchi (M)

Institute of Neurosurgery, University Catholic, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: nchido2018@gmail.com.

Alessandro Olivi (A)

Institute of Neurosurgery, University Catholic, Rome, Italy.

Natale Francaviglia (N)

Unit of Neurosurgery, Hospital "Civico," Palermo, Italy.

Roberto Battaglia (R)

Unit of Neurosurgery, S. Elia Hospital, Caltanissetta, Italy.

Angelo Spitaleri (A)

Unit of Neurosurgery, Hospital "Cannizzaro," Palermo, Italy.

Rita Lipani (R)

Unit of Neurosurgery, S. Elia Hospital, Caltanissetta, Italy.

Luca Ruggeri (L)

Unit of Neurosurgery, S. Elia Hospital, Caltanissetta, Italy.

Raffaele Alessandrello (R)

Unit of Neurosurgery, S. Elia Hospital, Caltanissetta, Italy.

Alessandro Cinquemani (A)

Unit of Neurosurgery, S. Elia Hospital, Caltanissetta, Italy.

Rosario Maugeri (R)

Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurologic Surgery, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

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