BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of neuroendoscopy compared with non-neuroendoscopic procedures for treating patients with arachnoid membrane cysts in the lateral ventricles. METHODS The medical records of 28 patients with arachnoid membrane cysts in the lateral ventricles who were treated with neuroendoscopy and 39 such patients treated with non-neuroendoscopi...

Background: Neuroendoscopic system is the best choice for detection and assessment of intracranial cysts and intraventricular tumors and cysts. There are some reasons and features for neuroendoscopy to be the number-one option for these dysfunctions such as entrapment of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inside the arachnoid cysts, location of intraventricular tumors within the CSF, and generally any v...

BACKGROUND Although the potential benefits of 3-dimensional (3-D) vs 2-dimensional (2-D) and high-definition (HD) vs standard-definition (SD) endoscopic visualization have long been recognized in other surgical fields, such endoscopes are generally considered too large and bulky for use within the brain. The recent development of 3-D and HD neuroendoscopes may therefore herald improved depth pe...

Minimally invasive neuroendoscopy involves matching the two-dimensional images seen by the endoscopes to the three-dimensional reality of a patient that is summarized pre-operatively in CT and/or MRI data sets. To remedy the inaccuracies and difficulties associated with classical endoscopy, a robust real time computer-assisted navigation capability is required for neuroendoscopy. In this articl...

BACKGROUND The emphasis regarding intracranial neuroendoscopy has been traditionally advocated and focused on the role in pediatric patients, although a significant usage has developed in adult patients. In this study, we examine and contrast the role of predominantly intracranial neuroendoscopy in both a pediatric and adult population with a minimum postprocedure follow-up of 5 years. METHOD...

Neuroendoscopy is presently considered a minimally invasive surgical approach. Comparatively, a microsurgical approach to ventricles allows using quickly several instruments and material for hemostasis, cutting and excision. Despite wonderful magnification recently improved, the bleeding control and tumor ablation are harmful by standard tools through the narrow channel of the neuroendoscope. S...

OBJECTIVE Neuroendoscopy is applied to various intracranial pathologic conditions. But this technique needs informations for the anatomy, critically. Neuronavigation makes the operation more safe, exact and lesser invasive procedures. But classical neuronavigation systems with rigid pinning fixations were difficult to apply to pediatric populations because of their thin and immature skull. Elec...