[HTML][HTML] Indocyanine-green for fluorescence-guided surgery of brain tumors: evidence, techniques, and practical experience

SS Cho, R Salinas, JYK Lee - Frontiers in surgery, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The primary treatment for brain tumors often involves surgical resection for diagnosis, relief
of mass effect, and prolonged survival. In neurosurgery, it is of utmost importance to achieve …

Complications related to the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas in 300 consecutive patients

E Magro, T Graillon, J Lassave, F Castinetti… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETS) for
nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFPAs). Methods A retrospective study of 300 …

Identification and repair of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks in endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: surgical experience in a series of 1002 patients

BA Strickland, J Lucas, B Harris, E Kulubya… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is among the most common complications
following transsphenoidal surgery for sellar region lesions. The aim of this study was to …

Risk factors and management of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks in endoscopic treatment of pituitary adenoma: analysis of 492 patients

Q Zhou, Z Yang, X Wang, Z Wang, C Zhao, S Zhang… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine risk factors and management of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) leakage in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery …

Intraoperative fluorescent visualization of pituitary adenomas

SS Cho, JYK Lee - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2019 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Complete resection of pituitary adenomas, which account for approximately 10% of
intracranial tumors, can be curative; however, tumor recurrence rate can be as high as 20 …

Folate receptor overexpression can be visualized in real time during pituitary adenoma endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery with near-infrared imaging

JYK Lee, SS Cho, R Zeh, JT Pierce… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Pituitary adenomas account for approximately 10% of intracranial tumors and
have an estimated prevalence of 15%–20% in the general US population. Resection is the …

Intraoperative near-infrared imaging with receptor-specific versus passive delivery of fluorescent agents in pituitary adenomas

SS Cho, J Jeon, L Buch, S Nag, ML Nasrallah… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Intraoperative molecular imaging with tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes can
enhance resection rates. In contrast to visible-light fluorophores (eg, 5-aminolevulinic-acid) …

[HTML][HTML] A small 3D-printing model of macroadenomas for endoscopic endonasal surgery

X Huang, Z Liu, X Wang, X Li, K Cheng, Y Zhou… - Pituitary, 2019 - Springer
Purpose This paper examines the application of 3D printing technology in the endoscopic
endonasal approach for the treatment of macroadenomas. Methods We have retrospectively …

Transsphenoidal surgery for elderly patients with acromegaly and its outcomes: comparison with younger patients

Y Sasagawa, Y Hayashi, O Tachibana, A Nakagawa… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Elderly patients with acromegaly who have comorbidities may increasingly
encounter perioperative complications; however, little data are available on the risks and …

Folate receptor near-infrared optical imaging provides sensitive and specific intraoperative visualization of nonfunctional pituitary adenomas

SS Cho, R Zeh, JT Pierce, J Jeon… - Operative …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Surgical resection is the primary treatment for nonfunctional (NF) pituitary
adenomas, but gross-total resection is difficult to achieve in all cases. NF adenomas …