Endoscopic treatment of a symptomatic pineal cyst: technical case report.
Symptomatic pineal cysts are rare and typically managed with an open surgical approach. We report the successful treatment of a symptomatic pineal cyst using a stereotactic endoscopic technique.
Turtz
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Division of Neurological Surgery, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Hughes
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Goldman
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D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019723:Endoscopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000295:instrumentation