Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: a single surgeon experience and the learning curve.

abstract：:Purpose: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is widely used to treat raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in cranial trauma and stroke. It is accompanied by numerous complications. The aim of our study is to assess the surgical treatment of infections related to the use of a dural substitute with concurrent CSF leakage perfo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Callovini GM,Bolognini A,Callovini T,Giordano M,Gazzeri R

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic factors and the most appropriate treatment for patients with ruptured middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms in relation to haematoma distribution. Ninety-two patients with ruptured MCA aneurysms, who underwent surgery during the last 11 years from 1986 to 1996, were...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoshimoto Y,Wakai S,Satoh A,Hirose Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a high rate of IDH1/2 mutations in low grade gliomas and in high grade gliomas deriving from them. IDH analysis of gliomas is a novel method of classification and an independent prognostic marker. We compared antibody and sequencing methods for the detection of IDH mutations. METHOD:88 samples fr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurian KM,Haynes HR,Crosby C,Hopkins K,Williams M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern cancer therapy has improved the prognosis for several tumour types. This, however, does not apply to the largest group of brain tumours, the malignant astrocytomas grades III-IV. Hence, there is need for new ideas to improve treatment. Ca2+ and the Ca(2+)-binding protein calmodulin have been shown to be involve...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aas AT,Brun A,Pero RW,Salford LG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraspinal tumours are rare and principally managed surgically. Laminectomy, employed for access to the spinal canal, destroys the posterior tension band leading to a risk of kyphosis. Hemilaminectomy as an alternative may be less destructive, potentially reducing the risk of deformity and causing less po...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Millward CP,Bhagawati D,Chan HW,Bestwick J,Brecknell JE

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failure to follow patients with hydrocephalus can expose them to potentially fatal consequences. Two cases are used to illustrate this and the merits of follow-up of these patients are discussed. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Buxton N,Punt J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an uncommon clinical entity that is often diagnosed after a delay, or it is misdiagnosed due to the variety of clinical presentations and the associated radiological findings. We present here a case of SIH associated with chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) and subarachnoid h...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Joo WI,Lee KJ,Rha HK,Park HK,Chough JK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: to present evidence for the use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in the treatment of holocord syrinx.Methods: ETV has been used in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus and syringomyelia secondary to Chiari 1 malformation. However, there have been no reports of ETV being utilised in the management o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rose L,Aldridge W,Henderson D,Cox M,Sinha S

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solitary Fibrous Tumour (SFT) is a rare tumour occurring mainly in the pleural cavity, with less than 100 cases reported in the Central Nervous System, where it typically presents as a meningeal-based lesion. We describe the case of a SFT located in the fourth ventricle and briefly review the pertinent liter...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Montano N,Doglietto F,Lauriola L,Signorelli F,Pallini R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a 37-year-old lady with symptoms and signs suggestive of benign intracranial hypertension (BIH). Routine CT and MRI scans were normal. Further investigations were performed with magnetic resonance venography (MRV) and cerebral venography. These revealed obstruction of the right transverse sinus wit...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ogungbo B,Roy D,Gholkar A,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a male, immunocompetent case aged 62-year-old with cryptococcal granuloma in the basal ganglia. No cryptococcal infection occurred in other areas. The diagnosis was made by biopsy. Cryptococcal granuloma was tough and unsuitable for sterotactic biopsy. The patient died of postoperative bleeding and...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang G,Shen H,Chu Z,Shen J,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytic and granulocytic hypophysitis are rare pituitary masses. A series of five dealt with at a single centre is presented and discussed. Retrospective analysis of pathology records revealed the cases. Of pituitary mass lesions dealt with in this centre, 0.8% have the diagnosis. Five females presented, one pregn...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Buxton N,Robertson I

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a previously well, 73-year-old male patient who presented with a spontaneous high flow, carotico-cavernous fistula, 1 month following an attack of herpes zoster. We postulate that the zoster virus was the underlying cause, given the history and time frame between the preceding shingles and the ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amato-Watkins A,St George EJ,Saxena A,Bhattacharya J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivors of head injury are often left with varying degrees of disability and complex and varied needs, necessitating prolonged periods of rehabilitation and continuing care. Advances have been made in the acute management of these patients, but continuing management in terms of rehabilitation remains deficient with ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seeley HM,Kirker S,Harkin C,Dias C,Richards H,Pickard JD,Hutchinson PJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debate regarding whether to perform an interbody fusion after anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) has been going on for the last 50 years. Several prospective randomized clinical trials have been performed to evaluate the clinical outcome following anterior cervical discectomy with and without interbody fusion. Non...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Konduru S,Findlay G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a young woman who developed brain swelling during an ultrasound-guided craniotomy for tumour. A contralateral acute extradural haematoma was identified with the ultrasound and removed. No cause for the extradural was found. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsermoulas G,Mitchell P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coexistence of cerebral aneurysm and untreated craniopharyngioma is extremely rare. We present an extremely rare case of anterior cerebral artery dissecting aneurysm associated with untreated craniopharyngioma, and discuss the relationship between these two lesions. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Takeuchi S,Wada K,Sakakibara F,Nawashiro H,Mori K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Cerebral developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) very rarely cause massive haematoma, but should be included in the differential diagnosis of atypical massive intracerebral haematoma (ICH). We describe a case of massive ICH caused only by a DVA and successfully treated by haematoma evacuation with surgical rese...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nagatani K,Osada H,Takeuchi S,Otani N,Wada K,Mori K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) meetings are important national events which allow for the presentation of current academic work. The publication rate of presented abstracts is considered a proxy marker of the scientific strength of a conference. We aimed to determine the publication fate o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jamjoom AA,Hughes MA,Chuen CK,Hammersley RL,Fouyas IP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early postoperative mental changes are the most frequent problem after bilateral subthalamic electrode implantation. The study aims to find an association between them and factors related to patient, disease and surgery, including the size of the third ventricle as brain atrophy marker. MATERIAL AND METHO...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hrabovsky D,Balaz M,Rab M,Feitova V,Hummelova Z,Novak Z,Chrastina J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of two groups of patients wtih midline aneurysms exposed by two different approaches was compared. The initial results support a clinical impression that a trephine approach has the following advantages: (1) adequate exposure with the best possible anatomical orientation and (2) a reduced morbidity. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Keogh AJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described where a reconstruction of a complex defect in the floor of anterior cranial fossa was successfully carried out using multiple layers of vascularised pedicle flaps. The 42-year-old male patient had previously undergone multiple surgical procedures for persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to evaluate the routine use of a pedicled nasoseptal flap (NSF) as a primary repair for intra-operative CSF leaks compared with fat/fascia lata graft and lumbar drain insertion by performing a retrospective review of elective patients undergoing primary trans-sphenoidal surgery from January 200...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horridge M,Jesurasa A,Olubajo F,Mirza S,Sinha S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brainstem cavernomas can present very challenging operative problems. Endoscopic endonasal approaches to these lesions in the mesencephalon and pons have been described. In this article the authors present the first case of a medullary cavernoma resected by an endoscopic transclival approach. A 26 year-old woman with ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alikhani P,Sivakanthan S,Ashour R,Tabor M,van Loveren H,Agazzi S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the use of a twist drill method for placement of external ventricular drains and ventriculoperitoneal shunts. We have found this method to be efficient and safe, and provides an excellent cosmetic effect. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Timothy J,Hall G,Chumas P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:With an increasingly ageing population, the number of elderly people diagnosed with pituitary tumours continues to rise. There is a concern that with increasing age and comorbidities, there is higher anaesthetic risk, as well as peri-operative morbidity and mortality from pituitary surgery. This study aimed to a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pereira EA,Plaha P,Chari A,Paranathala M,Haslam N,Rogers A,Korevaar T,Tran D,Olarinde R,Karavitaki N,Grossman AB,Cudlip SA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy patients with spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) referred to the author over a 25-year period (1958-82), were equally divided between congenital, intradural and acquired, dural lesions. Amongst the intradural AVMs, were 22 with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), a presenting feature in 18. The clinical fin...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shephard RH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classical presentation of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm is subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). We present a rare case of a ruptured posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysm presented solely with massive intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in a 53-year-old female. The aneurysm was coiled successfully and the o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Anagnostopoulos C,Chamilos C,Hadjigeorgiou GF,Petsanas A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the records of 53 patients with visual impairment secondary to pituitary macroadenomas and studied the visual outcome after surgery. After transsphenoidal procedures visual field defects improved in 89% of the patients and visual acuity improved in 82%. There were 13 cases of acute symptomatic intratu...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peter M,De Tribolet N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water content of samples of normal and oedematous brain in lobectomy specimens from 16 patients with cerebral tumours has been measured by gravimetry and by wet and dry weighing. Uncorrected gravimetry underestimated the water content of oedematous peritumoural cortex by a mean of 1.17%, and of oedematous peritumo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bell BA,Smith MA,Tocher JL,Miller JD

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00