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Adaptable Angled Stereotactic Approach for Versatile Neuroscience Techniques
Published on: May 7, 2020
The adaptation of a neuroendoscopic sheath to a Leksell stereotactic frame to make it suitable for approaching small
Ryuheki Kitai1, Kotaro Nakano2, Norichika Hashimoto1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
Abstract:
Efficient endoscopic surgery in cases involving small ventricles is difficult but possible. The authors describe a neuroendoscopic sheath that has been improved to make it suitable for use with a Leksell stereotactic frame, which enabled us to accurately insert a stereotactic needle into the small ventricle and provided an adequate surgical corridor. A biopsy was performed on a 6-year-old girl who had a primary central nervous system lymphoma in the pineal body without hydrocephalus.
