title: Microsurgery of intrinsic midbrain lesions.
abstract: The advanced tools of neuro-imaging provide sufficient details for an appropriate open microsurgical approach to those lesions, which are well circumscribed even as intrinsic lesions of the midbrain. 30 reported cases with only 3 postoperative death related to surgery but otherwise no morbidity except in one case, demonstrate the safety of modern microsurgical techniques, provided the case has been well selected for surgery and the appropriate approach is chosen well. A clear histological diagnosis also is the foundation for the additional methods of postoperative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pendl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vorkapic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed