Laparoscope-Assisted Guidance to the Pineal Region.

abdominal laparoscope endoscope falcotentorial meningioma pineal region supracerebellar infratentorial approach surgical ergonomics

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez: 14 8 2020
pubmed: 14 8 2020
medline: 14 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Tumors arising in the pineal region present a number of challenges when planning for effective removal. This report describes the successful resection of a falcotentorial meningioma occurring in a 56-year-old female using a supracerebellar infratentorial approach. In order to excise the pineal region mass, a unique combination of instrumentation was used, including a microscope, endoscope, and abdominal laparoscope. This technique afforded us passage to the pineal region, which allowed for enhanced visualization and maneuverability and was more amenable to decreasing the physical stress of the operating surgeon. This article is the first to detail the use of an abdominal laparoscope to remove a pineal tumor of this size for near-total resection. The various surgical approaches and tools traditionally used to remove pineal tumors are discussed, and the particular advantages and disadvantages of our hybrid approach are reviewed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32789035
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9085
pmc: PMC7417035
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e9085

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Fluss et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Rose Fluss (R)

Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.

Andrew J Kobets (AJ)

Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA.

David Altschul (D)

Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA.

Jonathan Nakhla (J)

Neurological Surgery, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile, USA.
Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.

Patrick Lasala (P)

Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA.

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