[Operative therapy for lesions in insula].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into the significance of treating lesions in insula trans-sylvian approach in reducing cerebral injury in peri-tumor regions and post-operative complications.


METHODS
All patients were operated on through fronto-temporal approach. The key procedure was that arachnoid membrane in the sylvian should not only be splited sharply under microscope but also be splited from the superface till to tumors in the insula.


RESULTS
Post-operative CT showed no signs of cerebral injury. None of all the 15 patients suffered aphasia or memory change.


CONCLUSIONS
Trans-sylvian approach is an effective operative way in treating lesions in insula.
Wang
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L
Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing TianTan Hospital. Beijing 100050, China.
Zhao
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery