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Stromal Vascular Fraction-enriched Fat Grafting for the Treatment of Symptomatic End-neuromata
Published on: November 23, 2017
Intraoperative fat placement in surgically refractory parasellar neoplasms to facilitate stereotactic radiosurgery
Bryan A Lieber1, Shaun Rodgers, Douglas Kondziolka
1Department of Neurosurgery, New York University, New York, NY, USA, elisha.lieber@gmail.com.
Background:
In this article, we report on the technique of placing fat in between a sellar or parasellar neoplasm and the optic chiasm to possibly protect the optic chiasm from sequelae of radiation.
Methods:
A review was performed on three patients, each of whom had planned subtotal resection with fat placed near their optic chiasm to facilitate future radiosurgery.
Results:
Follow-up on our three patients varied from 6 months to 3 years post-stereotactic radiosurgery. The fat remained stable and in place. The tumors either remained stable or reduced in size. No infections, postoperative marker dependent neurological complications or unusual symptoms were encountered.
Conclusions:
Placement of fat between a parasellar neoplasm and the optic chiasm appears to be a safe approach to help define the tumor chiasm space, helping to facilitate radiosurgery. Future experience is warranted to determine the efficacy of this technique.
