BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The management of unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (ubAVMs) remains controversial despite ARUBA trial (A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformation), a controlled trial that suggested superiority of conservative management over intervention. However, microsurgery occurred in only 14.9% of ARUBA intervention cases, raising concerns about th...

RATIONALE Microbial infection should be regarded in the differential diagnosis of neurosurgical complications after transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary microsurgery, albeit cryptococcal meningitis is rare. This article will discuss the risk factors of cryptococcal meningitis in patients underwent transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary microsurgery, and summary the potential origins of infection....

BACKGROUND Bimanual, three-dimensional robotic surgery has proved valuable for a variety of surgical procedures. AIMS To examine the use of a commercially available surgical robot for ocular microsurgery. METHODS Using a da Vinci surgical robot, ocular microsurgery was performed with repair of a corneal laceration in a porcine model. The experiments were performed on harvested porcine eyes ...

The introduction of the operative microscope for andrological surgery in the 1970s provided enhanced magnification and accuracy, unparalleled to any previous visual loop or magnification techniques. This technology revolutionized techniques for microsurgery in andrology. Today, we may be on the verge of a second such revolution by the incorporation of robotic assisted platforms for microsurgery...

Background Desirable candidate characteristics for microsurgery fellowship applicants still remain unclear, as no data are available in the literature. This study aims to provide information on the criteria that are used to select and rank applicants for the microsurgery fellowship match. Methods A 38-question survey was sent in April 2015 to all microsurgery fellowship directors (n = 36) invol...