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Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation for sessile hypothalamic hamartoma with an image fusion technique
1Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Background:
Radiosurgery has been advocated as a primary treatment for hypothalamic hamartoma (HH), but it has a risk of damaging the surrounding structures and does not have an immediate effect for refractory epilepsy, endocrinological and mental disorders.
Method:
We report on a 13-year-old boy with a large and sessile HH who presented with intractable seizures, precocious puberty and aggressiveness. Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation (SRA) combined with an image fusion technique was performed to make a maximum ablative lesion within the HH via multiple trajectories.
Findings:
After surgery, we observed rapid cessation of the gelastic seizures and aggressiveness. The ophthalmological function did not get worse, and the hypothalamopituitary function improved.
Interpretation:
SRA in combination with an image fusion technique is a viable alternative treatment for HH, because it provides precise preoperative simulation and immediate improvement of symptoms can be obtained.
