Tumour resection by stereotactic laser endoscopy.
Recent advances in neuro-imaging have led to the early diagnosis of increasingly smaller and more deeply-seated tumours. Conventional neurosurgical techniques are often not satisfactory to deal with these lesions. The authors describe their preliminary experience with a prototype neuro-endoscope. The technical characteristics of the instrument and description of its use in performing stereotactic laser tumour resection are provided.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Val de Grâce Hospital, Paris, France.
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Rosseau
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*