title: Endoscopic procedures in stereotactic neurosurgery.
abstract: A new prototype of an endoscope for stereotactic interventions is described. This endoscope is adapted to the Mundinger-Birg stereotactic system. Stereotactic endoscopic procedures are carried out for brain-tumour-biopsy as well as for evacuation of haematomas, brain-cysts and abscesses. Ventriculoscopy is performed on hydrocephalus and biopsy of ventricle-relating tumours. One-year experience with stereotactic endoscopy is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hellwig
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019723:Endoscopes; D006801:Humans; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000295:instrumentation