Image-guided biopsy of intracranial lesions in children, with a small robotic device: a case series.
Autoguide
Brain tumors
Pediatric tumors
Robotics
Stereotactic biopsy
Journal
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
ISSN: 1433-0350
Titre abrégé: Childs Nerv Syst
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8503227
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Mar 2024
05 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
04
02
2024
accepted:
28
02
2024
medline:
5
3
2024
pubmed:
5
3
2024
entrez:
5
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Robot-assisted biopsies have gained popularity in the last years. Most robotic procedures are performed with a floor-based robotic arm. Recently, Medtronic Stealth Autoguide, a miniaturized robotic arm that work together with an optical neuronavigation system, was launched. Its application in pediatric cases is relatively unexplored. In this study, we retrospectively report our experience using the Stealth Autoguide, for frameless stereotactic biopsies in pediatric patients. Pediatric patients who underwent stereotactic biopsy using the Stealth Autoguide cranial robotic platform from July 2020 to May 2023 were included in this study. Clinical, neuroradiological, surgical, and histological data were collected and analyzed. Nineteen patients underwent 20 procedures (mean age was 9-year-old, range 1-17). In four patients, biopsy was part of a more complex surgical procedure (laser interstitial thermal therapy - LITT). The most common indication was diffuse intrinsic brain stem tumor, followed by diffuse supratentorial tumor. Nine procedures were performed in prone position, eight in supine position, and three in lateral position. Facial surface registration was adopted in six procedures, skull-fixed fiducials in 14. The biopsy diagnostic tissue acquisition rate was 100% in the patients who underwent only biopsy, while in the biopsy/LITT group, one case was not diagnostic. No patients developed clinically relevant postoperative complications. The Stealth Autoguide system has proven to be safe, diagnostic, and highly accurate in performing stereotactic biopsies for both supratentorial and infratentorial lesions in the pediatric population.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Robot-assisted biopsies have gained popularity in the last years. Most robotic procedures are performed with a floor-based robotic arm. Recently, Medtronic Stealth Autoguide, a miniaturized robotic arm that work together with an optical neuronavigation system, was launched. Its application in pediatric cases is relatively unexplored. In this study, we retrospectively report our experience using the Stealth Autoguide, for frameless stereotactic biopsies in pediatric patients.
METHODS
METHODS
Pediatric patients who underwent stereotactic biopsy using the Stealth Autoguide cranial robotic platform from July 2020 to May 2023 were included in this study. Clinical, neuroradiological, surgical, and histological data were collected and analyzed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Nineteen patients underwent 20 procedures (mean age was 9-year-old, range 1-17). In four patients, biopsy was part of a more complex surgical procedure (laser interstitial thermal therapy - LITT). The most common indication was diffuse intrinsic brain stem tumor, followed by diffuse supratentorial tumor. Nine procedures were performed in prone position, eight in supine position, and three in lateral position. Facial surface registration was adopted in six procedures, skull-fixed fiducials in 14. The biopsy diagnostic tissue acquisition rate was 100% in the patients who underwent only biopsy, while in the biopsy/LITT group, one case was not diagnostic. No patients developed clinically relevant postoperative complications.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The Stealth Autoguide system has proven to be safe, diagnostic, and highly accurate in performing stereotactic biopsies for both supratentorial and infratentorial lesions in the pediatric population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38441630
doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06349-0
pii: 10.1007/s00381-024-06349-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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