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Liu S, Chen P, Yang H, Xie T, Liu T, Li C, Yang L, Li Z, Huang J, Gao Y, Xie Q, Yu Y, Hu F, Zhang X. Role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients undergoing resection of pulvinar area lesions: Preliminary clinical results. J Clin Neurosci 2023; 117:61-67. [PMID: 37774635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with pulvinar area lesions may develop hydrocephalus at any stage. The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in this setting remains unclear. METHOD We retrospectively enrolled 15 patients with a mean age of 43 years who underwent endoscopic resection of pulvinar area lesions using the supracerebellar infratentorial approach (SCITA). We compared the different modalities of hydrocephalus management and their outcomes. RESULTS Nine of 15 patients (60.0%) had preoperative obstructive hydrocephalus. Five patients underwent ETV before tumor resection, and none developed postoperative hydrocephalus. Four patients underwent one-stage surgery for tumor removal, and one patient with a polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumor of the young required postoperative ETV. Another patient with diffuse astrocytoma and hydrocephalus underwent concurrent lamina terminalis fenestration and endoscopic resection via the SCITA, which resulted in the resolution of hydrocephalus. The preoperative ETV group had no major postoperative complications, while the non-ETV group had three (0/5 vs. 3/4, P = 0.048). The ETV group also had a shorter intensive care unit stay; however, the difference was not significant (1.2 vs. 2.8; P = 0.188). ETV was effective in alleviating symptoms of postoperative hydrocephalus in patients with midbrain-invading tumors. CONCLUSION Endoscopic surgery via the SCITA can address both tumor and hydrocephalus issues in some cases but has a higher surgical risk and postoperative hydrocephalus rate. Preoperative ETV can prevent these complications and improve postoperative outcomes.
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- Shuang Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Digital Medical Research Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, Shanghai, China.
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Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Cases of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction: Does Shunt Duration Play a Role? World Neurosurg 2019; 127:e799-e808. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Watkins J, Cabanne M, Miulli D. Markedly Improved Success Rate of Endoscopically Assisted Third Ventriculostomy Is Achieved by Routine Placement of External Lumbar Drain. J Neurol Surg Rep 2017; 78:e71-e76. [PMID: 28405540 PMCID: PMC5388555 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hydrocephalus is a major cause of patient decreased quality of life and high health care financial burden in the United States and throughout the world. The placement of ventricular shunts (ventriculoperitoneal shunt) has proven to be a safe treatment for hydrocephalus, but it is associated with a high complication rate leading to a lower quality of life and continued financial burden for patients, their families, and society as a whole. The endoscopically assisted third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been practiced as an alternative to ventricular shunting since the 1990s. Success rates vary widely and there are many factors which contribute to the varying success rates. The ETV procedure has the potential to alleviate much of the overall quality of life issues and some of the financial burdens associated with hydrocephalus provided success rates can be increased and the procedure and management techniques are adopted more widely. Common techniques have been published in the past which report associated improvements in success rates amongst individual surgeons. Here, we report a novel perioperative technique and management strategy that displays a higher than reported success rate. Our methods and results show potential to significantly improve overall ETV success rates if reproduced and subsequently adopted widely. We retrospectively studied records of 24 adult patients with hydrocephalus who were treated with an ETV procedure. Routinely, we placed an external lumbar drain postoperatively which was continued for a minimum of 2 days. There was a 95.8% success rate at 30 days. The overall success rate was 83.3%. This is significantly higher than the average of the predicted success scores calculated by the ETV success scoring system (71.8%). It is also significantly higher than previous studies' reported ETV success rates in adults. We propose additional similar studies to be performed to test the reproducibility of increased success rates using our technique, ideally through a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.
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- Justen Watkins
- Department of Neurosurgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California, United States
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