title: Endoscopic surgery for tumors of the pineal region via a paramedian infratentorial supracerebellar keyhole approach (PISKA).
abstract: The tumors of the pineal region represent a significant challenge in terms of patient selection and surgical approach. Traditional surgical options were commonly used to approach this area causing considerable surgical morbidity and mortality. We report for the first time on a series of endoscopic procedures for lesions of the pineal region performed via an infratentorial supracerebellar keyhole approach (PISKA) in the prone position using endoscope-assisted and endoscope-controlled technique. A single-institution series of 11 consecutive patients (five male and six female patients [11 total cases]; mean age 21 years, range 1-75 years) treated via the endoscope-assisted and endoscope-controlled PISKA for a pathological entity in the pineal region was retrospectively reviewed. The mean follow-up time was 24 months. The endoscopic PISKA was successfully used to approach a variety of pineal lesions, including pineocytoma (three patients), pineal cysts (four patients), germinoma, lipoma, medulloblastoma, and glioblastoma (one patient each). Gross total resection was achieved in ten cases and subtotal resection in one case. The mean preoperative tumor volumes were approximately 2 × 2 cm. Five patients developed postoperatively transient Parinaud's syndrome. One patient underwent surgical revision for cerebrospinal fluid leak. There was no mortality. Ten patients had an uneventful postoperative course with restitutio ad integrum after a mean follow-up duration of 13.5 months. The endoscopically PISKA is a safe and effective minimally invasive approach that enables endoscopic treatment of different lesions of the pineal region with comparable results to standard microsurgical technique but less morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Klinik, Katharinenhospital, Klinikum Stuttgart, Kriegsbergstr. 60, 70174, Stuttgart, Germany, firas.thaher@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Firas
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thaher
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurucz
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuellbier
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bittl
authors.forename: Nikolai J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Hopf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D023261:Glasgow Outcome Scale; D018475:Head-Down Tilt; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016684:Prone Position; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
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