2020
Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Treatment of Symptomatic Peritumoral Edema After Radiosurgery for Meningioma
Hong CS, Beckta JM, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Treatment of Symptomatic Peritumoral Edema After Radiosurgery for Meningioma. World Neurosurgery 2020, 136: 295-300. PMID: 32001396, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic peritumoral edemaPeritumoral edemaLaser interstitial thermotherapySurgical resectionGrade IOpen surgical resectionEffective therapeutic modalityViable alternative treatmentInterstitial thermotherapyExperienced resolutionCorticosteroid therapyIntraoperative biopsyRefractory casesConservative managementMost patientsLesion recurrenceMedical therapyRadiation necrosisUnderlying lesionSurgical interventionWound infectionTherapeutic modalitiesRadiosurgical treatmentAlternative treatmentFrontotemporal lesions
2015
Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature
Campbell AM, Glover J, Chiang VL, Gerrard J, Yu JB. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2015, 114: 296-301. PMID: 25690750, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomyRadiosurgical thalamotomyIntractable tremorSystematic reviewUnilateral gamma knife thalamotomyOnly available treatment optionGamma knife thalamotomyAvailable treatment optionsSignificant psychological burdenQuality of lifeSurgical candidatesSevere complicationsSurgical treatmentMedical therapyTransient hemiparesisAdverse outcomesTreatment optionsPatient deathStereotactic radiosurgical techniquesMovement disordersLanguage of publicationStereotactic radiosurgeryTreatment efficacyPsychological burdenRadiosurgical techniques