title: The adaptation of a neuroendoscopic sheath to a Leksell stereotactic frame to make it suitable for approaching small ventricles: a technical note.
abstract: Efficient endoscopic surgery in cases involving small ventricles is difficult but possible. The authors describe a neuroendoscopic sheath that has been improved to make it suitable for use with a Leksell stereotactic frame, which enabled us to accurately insert a stereotactic needle into the small ventricle and provided an adequate surgical corridor. A biopsy was performed on a 6-year-old girl who had a primary central nervous system lymphoma in the pineal body without hydrocephalus.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Ryuheki
authors: R
authors: Kitai
authors: Headquarters for Innovative Society-Academia Corporation, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Kotaro
authors: K
authors: Nakano
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Norichika
authors: N
authors: Hashimoto
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Hidetaka
authors: H
authors: Arishima
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Takahiro
authors: T
authors: Yamauchi
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Yoshifumi
authors: Y
authors: Higashino
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Hiroaki
authors: H
authors: Takeuchi
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Ken-Ichiro
authors: K
authors: Kikuta
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000601:surgery*; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques