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Editorial to accompany manuscript “The TIGR triangle of the Pineal Region: a Virtual Reality Anatomic Study”
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Augmented reality in brain tumor surgery using the microscope focal point as the virtual pointer
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Dose-escalated accelerated hypofractionation for elderly or frail patients with a newly diagnosed glioblastoma
The standard of care for elderly glioblastoma patients is 40 Gy in 15 fraction radiotherapy with temozolomide (TMZ). However, this regimen has a lower biologic equivalent dose (BED) compared to the Stupp regim...
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Technological innovation and neurosurgery
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Introductions of technological innovations in neurosurgery
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Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section
Craniopharyngiomas are locally aggressive neuroepithelial tumors infiltrating nearby critical neurovascular structures. The majority of published surgical series deal with childhood-onset craniopharyngiomas, w...
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Quantitative evaluation of different far lateral approaches to the cranio-vertebral junction using the microscope and the endoscope: a cadaveric study using a tumor model
Several far lateral approaches have been proposed to deal with cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ) tumors including the basic, transcondylar, and supracondylar far lateral approaches (B-FLA, T-FLA, and S-FLA). How...
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Innovation in neurosurgery response to: “Ideal”, the operating microscope, and the parachute
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Innovation in neurosurgery
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Quantitative analysis of surgical exposure and surgical freedom to the anterosuperior pons: comparison of pterional transtentorial, orbitozygomatic, and anterior petrosal approaches
Surgical approaches to the pons lump together different areas of the pons, such as the anterosuperior and the anteroinferior pons. These areas are topographically different, and different approaches may be bes...
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Petroclival tumor model—technical note and educational implications
Petroclival area lesions are rare, and their surgery is challenging due to the deep location and to the complex relationships between the tumor and the neurovascular structures. The objective is to present a p...
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Image-guided, microsurgical topographic anatomy of the endolymphatic sac and vestibular aqueduct via a suboccipital retrosigmoid approach
The endolymphatic sac (ES) and the vestibular aqueduct (VA) are often in the surgical field when posterior fossa lesions are targeted using retrosigmoid approaches. The purpose of this work is to validate neur...
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Optic nerve surface temperature during intradural anterior clinoidectomy: a comparison between high-speed diamond burr and ultrasonic bone curette
Ultrasonic bone curettes are increasingly used in cranial base surgery. The heat generated by these devices during anterior clinoidectomy has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to compare the op...
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An endoscopic-assisted technique for retrosellar access during the extended retrosigmoid approach: a cadaveric feasibility study and quantitative analysis of retrosellar working area
The retrosigmoid approach has been advocated for certain petroclival tumors but provides limited access to any retrosellar extension of tumor, necessitating a two-stage operation. Our purpose was to demonstrat...
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Endoscope-assisted neurovascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve: a cadaveric study
Endoscopes are increasingly used to examine cranial nerves in microvascular decompression (MVD) operations. The superior petrosal vein (SPV) is often purposely sacrificed to gain adequate exposure to the trige...
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Endoscope-assisted supraorbital approach to the retroinfundibular area: a cadaveric study
The purpose of this study is to investigate and evaluate the exposure and maneuverability of this areas provided by an endoscope-assisted supraorbital approach and to compare that to a microscopic supraorbital...
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Placement of thoracolumbar pedicle screws using O-arm-based navigation: technical note on controlling the operational accuracy of the navigation system
Suboptimal placements of pedicle screws may lead to neurological and vascular complications. Computer-assisted image guidance has been shown to improve accuracy in spinal instrumentation. Checking the accuracy...
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Setting up a microneurosurgical skull base lab: technical and operational considerations
Microneurosurgical cadaveric dissections have become popular due to their usefulness in obtaining a working knowledge of the microneurosurgical anatomy in a controlled environment. This same controlled environ...
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Metastasis development at the site of cervical spine arthrodesis
Biologically, the site of arthrodesis provides a microenvironment replete of growth factors and active remodeling, which is propitious for bone regrowth. There is a theoretical possibility though that this mic...
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Erratum to: The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
