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 ResearchConceptsSymptomatic 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
Does neurofibromatosis 1 status impact outcomes for pediatric/young adults undergoing spinal fusion?
Freedman I, Koo A, Yeagle E, Diluna M, Kolb L, Yeung J. Does neurofibromatosis 1 status impact outcomes for pediatric/young adults undergoing spinal fusion? Surgical Neurology International 2020, 11: 60. PMID: 32363055, PMCID: PMC7193189, DOI: 10.25259/sni_39_2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurofibromatosis type 1Adverse postoperative eventsYoung adult patientsAdult patientsPostoperative eventsIndependent predictorsSpine patientsNF1 statusSpinal fusionNonroutine discharge dispositionNonroutine hospital dischargeFurther prospective studiesNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of staySignificant independent predictorsSpinal fusion surgeryYears of agePaucity of dataNonroutine dischargeMore transfusionsDischarge dispositionFusion patientsHospital dischargePerioperative variablesComplication rate