Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature
Masina R, Ansaripour A, Beneš V, Berhouma M, Choque-Velasquez J, Eide P, Fedorko S, Fleck S, Hernesniemi J, Koziarski A, Májovský M, Podgorski A, Schroeder H, Teo C, Unterberg A, Yeung J, Kolias A, Santarius T. Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature. Acta Neurochirurgica 2021, 164: 61-77. PMID: 34854993, PMCID: PMC8761144, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-05054-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCystsFemaleHumansHydrocephalusMalePineal GlandProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsSymptomatic pineal cystsPineal cystsCase reportCyst sizeSingle-center retrospective cohortChronic incisional painLarger cyst sizeRetrospective surgical seriesOverall complication rateRole of surgeryVertigo/dizzinessMean cyst sizeLoss of consciousnessObjective outcome assessmentNausea/vomitSupracerebellar infratentorial approachAssessment of outcomesMajority of casesIncisional painComplication rateFocal neurologyGait disturbanceMost patientsPatient characteristicsRetrospective cohort