World Neurosurg
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Case Reports
Surgical designs of revascularization for moyamoya disease: 15 years of experience in a single center.
Cerebral revascularization surgery has been established as an effective treatment for moyamoya disease. On the other hand, harvesting grafts and tissues to nourish the scalp may increase the risk of postoperative wound-related complications. The purpose of this study was to clarify risk factors for wound-related complications after examining the relationship with the surgical design. ⋯ Wound-related complications were more frequent and tended to become more severe with double-bypass procedures but were clearly improved under a plastic surgery approach.
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Acute subdural hematoma (aSDH) is a common pathology encountered in neurosurgery. Although most cases are associated with trauma and injuries to draining veins, traumatic aSDH from injury to arteries or spontaneous aSDH because of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm can occur. For some patients without a clear clinical history, it can be difficult to distinguish between these etiologies purely based on radiography. The objective of this research was to describe a case series in which imaging was suggestive of the presence of distal cortical intracranial aneurysm associated with aSDH, but operative management demonstrated no evidence of aneurysm. ⋯ Although there are prior reports of arterial aSDH, to our knowledge, this is the first to describe the radiographic "ghost aneurysm" sign. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this potential misleading radiographic sign, which indicates active extravasation into a spherical cast of clot.
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A 39-year-old man with a history of recurrent pituitary tumor, Cushing disease, and Nelson syndrome presented with neck stiffness. He previously had bilateral adrenalectomy and hypophysectomy 27 years ago. He subsequently had repeat pituitary surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and chemotherapy for recurrent pituitary tumor. ⋯ Histologic analysis revealed a tumor of pituitary origin with synaptophysin and ACTH expression. Pituitary drop metastasis is a rare entity and should raise a high index of suspicion given this clinical presentation. The radiologic appearance can mimic benign lesions such as meningioma or schwannoma.
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Intracranial primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare aggressive malignant tumor with poor prognosis. The effect of surgical resection on intracranial PCNSL is still controversial. This study investigates the efficacy and safety of surgical resection, as well as to analyze the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of intracranial PCNSL. ⋯ For intracranial PCNSL, surgical excision can improve PFS but not OS. Invasion of deep structure was the only independent risk factor for intracranial PCNSL.
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Technical advances in minimally invasive spine surgery have reduced blood loss, access trauma, and postoperative length of stay. However, operating on the susceptible group of octogenarians still poses a dilemma because of a plethora of age-related comorbidities. The aim of this study was to investigate the safety of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in octogenarians. ⋯ Our study spotlighted the susceptible group of octogenarians and evaluated the safety of MIS TLIF. The perioperative morbidity for octogenarians undergoing MIS TLIF is substantial and even higher than for patients over 65 years of age. Two thirds of patients in this subgroup suffer at least 1 complication. The 30-day mortality rate was 9.5%. Therefore, it is advisable for these patients to exploit all available conservative options prior to surgery.