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Published on: July 5, 2021
Incidence of complications in neuroendoscopic surgery
Henry W S Schroeder1, Joachim Oertel, Michael R Gaab
1Department of Neurosurgery, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Sauerbruchstrasse, 17487 Greifswald, Germany. henry.schroeder@uni-greifswald.de
Objective:
This study was undertaken to determine the complication rate in intracranial endoscopic neurosurgery.
Results:
The complications in our series of endoscopic intracranial procedures for the treatment of hydrocephalus, colloid and arachnoid cysts, as well as intraventricular tumors, were analyzed.
Conclusion:
Although the complication rate in endoscopic neurosurgery is low, severe, rarely even life-threatening, complications may occur. The complication rate decreases markedly with surgical experience, indicating a steep learning curve.
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