Minimally invasive surgery strategies: changing the treatment of spine tumors

O Barzilai, AM Robin, JE O'Toole… - Neurosurgery …, 2020 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Minimally invasive surgical equipment and techniques have revolutionized spinal surgery.
Although initially popularized in surgery for degenerative spinal disease and trauma, these …

Differential independent impact of the intraoperative use of navigation and angled endoscopes on the surgical outcome of endonasal endoscopy for pituitary tumors: a …

NR Patil, S Dhandapani, SK Sahoo, R Chhabra… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Despite widespread popularity of navigation and angled endoscopes in endonasal
endoscopy, there are hardly few studies on their efficacy with the extent of resection or …

Novel instruments for percutaneous biportal endoscopic spine surgery for full decompression and dural management: a comparative analysis

YH Hong, SK Kim, DW Suh, SC Lee - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Post-laminectomy syndrome is a common cause of dissatisfaction after
endoscopic interlaminar approach. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of our …

Quality of life among children who had undergone ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery

P Prakash, M Dhandapani, S Ghai… - Journal of pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is the most common neurosurgical
treatment for hydrocephalus. In spite of significant developments in the technology and …

Endonasal endoscopic versus microscopic transsphenoidal surgery in pituitary tumors among the young: A comparative study & meta-analysis

S Dhandapani, R Narayanan, SS Jayant… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose The transsphenoidal approach presents unique challenges in young, with scanty
literature. This study compares the outcome of pituitary tumors among young in our center …

Indications for fusion with intradural spine tumor resection in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

E Quiceno, A Hussein, A Pico, E Abdulla, IL Bauer… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The evidence for instrumented fusion in the setting of degenerative, traumatic,
or congenital deformity is well established. Data on fusion indications in intradural spinal …

Minimally invasive removal of extra-and intradural spinal tumors using full endoscopic visualization

J Caballero-García, YJ Linares-Benavides… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of
minimally invasive endoscopic surgery in patients with spinal extradural and intradural …

Orbital rim sparing single-piece fronto-orbital keyhole craniotomy through eyebrow incision: a technical report and comparative review

S Dhandapani, LS Wankhede - Neurology India, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The classical eyebrow supraorbital keyhole craniotomy has limited working
volume due to the thick incurving of the frontal bone necessitating generous drilling of the …

Colloid cysts: Neuropsychological outcome, quality of life and long-term control after endoscopic gross total resection

S Dhandapani, R Verma, M Mohanty, A Sharma… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Endoscopy is increasingly being adopted for removing colloid cysts. However,
the neuropsychological outcome and quality of life (QOL) have not been studied in detail …

Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy for the Resection of Thoracic Intradural Extramedullary Tumors: Technique Case Report and Literature Review

W Peng, Y Zhuang, W Cui, W Chen, R Chu… - … Case Reports Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study describes a patient with an intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tumor removed
entirely using the unilateral biportal endoscopic technique (UBE), achieving satisfactory …