title: Interhemispheric endoscopic resection of large intraventricular and thalamic tumors.
abstract: A transfrontal route is the traditional endoscopic approach to intraventricular tumors. Small lesions can be biopsied using the parallel port channel of the endoscope. For larger tumors a ventriculoport can be used for resection. This technique nevertheless requires traversing the brain tissue, is difficult in the setting of small ventricles, and allows only limited mobility. The authors describe the endoscopic resection of large intraventricular tumors via an interhemispheric route using rigid suction with a mounted endoscope, and thus circumventing some of the problems with the traditional approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. ssood@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Neelesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nundkumar
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ham
mesh_terms: D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome