2021
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
2020
The Surgical Resection of Brainstem Glioma: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors
Faulkner H, Arnaout O, Hoshide R, Young IM, Yeung JT, Sughrue ME, Teo C. The Surgical Resection of Brainstem Glioma: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors. World Neurosurgery 2020, 146: e639-e650. PMID: 33152495, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAstrocytomaAtaxiaBrain Stem NeoplasmsCerebrospinal Fluid LeakChildChild, PreschoolDiplopiaEpendymomaFemaleGlioblastomaGliomaHeadacheHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateKarnofsky Performance StatusMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNauseaNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm, ResidualNeurosurgical ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTumor BurdenVomitingYoung AdultConceptsBrainstem gliomasSurgical resectionPrognostic factorsSurgical treatmentTransient neurologic deficitsRadical surgical resectionHigh-grade tumorsPostoperative radiographic evaluationMagnetic resonance imagingChart reviewNeurologic deficitsOverall survivalSurgical candidatesConfers survival advantageMedian ageSurgical indicationsPatient selectionSurvival outcomesRadiographic evaluationSelect subgroupRadiographic featuresPrimary treatmentPermanent deficitsSurvival advantageTreatment selection