title: Microsurgical resection of tumors of the lateral and third ventricles: operative corridors for difficult-to-reach lesions.
abstract: Tumors of the lateral and third ventricles are cradled on all sides by vital vascular and eloquent neural structures. Microsurgical resection, which always requires attentive planning, plays a critical role in the contemporary management of these lesions. This article provides an overview of the open microsurgical approaches to the region highlighting key clinical perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CSC, K4/822, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Ulas
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cikla
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CSC, K4/822, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CSC, K4/822, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Abdulfettah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tumturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CSC, K4/822, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keser
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CSC, K4/822, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Kutluay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uluc
authors.affiliation: Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University Department of Neurological Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen-Gadol
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CSC, K4/822, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA. m.baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Mustafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baskaya
mesh_terms: D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Brain tumor surgery; Lateral ventricle; Microneurosurgery; Surgical approach; Third ventricle