World Neurosurg
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Although the risk of aneurysm remnants after microsurgical clipping is generally low, complete aneurysm occlusion is not always guaranteed. We performed a morphometric analysis of intracranial aneurysms to identify predictors for aneurysm remnants and to propose a novel risk score. ⋯ After external validation of the proposed risk score, it could help identify cases requiring angiographic control after aneurysm surgery.
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an effective treatment of spinal metastases in the vertebral body. However, variation has existed between practitioners regarding the appropriate target delineation. As such, we compared the tumor control, rates of compression fractures, and pain control for patients who had undergone SBRT for spinal metastases to either the lesion only (LO) or the full vertebral body (FVB). ⋯ Given that we found no difference in tumor control, pain reduction, or fracture rate between patients treated to the FVB versus the. LO, it might be reasonable to consider SBRT to the LO for select patients.
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Neurosurgical decisions regarding interventions close to brain areas with language-related functions remain highly challenging because of the risk of postoperative dysfunction. To minimize these risks, improvements in the preoperative mapping of language-related regions are required, especially as space-occupying lesions often lead to altered cortical topography and language area reorganization. ⋯ The more detailed subdivision of language-relevant brain areas shown in this study can help to achieve more radical tumor resection without postoperative language deficits.
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Case Reports
Combined Transarterial and Transvenous Onyx Embolization of Jugular Foramen Paragangliomas.
Jugular foramen paragangliomas are highly vascular tumors known to have significant venous hemorrhage during resection even after conventional transarterial embolization. The authors report a novel technique to the endovascular embolization of jugular foramen paragangliomas using a combined transarterial and transvenous access for better intraoperative control of blood loss and visualization. ⋯ The initial experience with simultaneous transvenous and transarterial paraganglioma embolization demonstrated the safety of the technique and superior embolic agent penetration. This was supported by our observations during embolization and intraoperatively during tumor resection. Additional patients need to be treated with this technique for better assessment of long-term efficacy and incidence of embolization-related cranial neuropathies.