title: Incidence of complications in neuroendoscopic surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was undertaken to determine the complication rate in intracranial endoscopic neurosurgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The complications in our series of endoscopic intracranial procedures for the treatment of hydrocephalus, colloid and arachnoid cysts, as well as intraventricular tumors, were analyzed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the complication rate in endoscopic neurosurgery is low, severe, rarely even life-threatening, complications may occur. The complication rate decreases markedly with surgical experience, indicating a steep learning curve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Sauerbruchstrasse, 17487 Greifswald, Germany. henry.schroeder@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: Henry W S
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oertel
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gaab
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods