Cavernous Malformations: Updates in Surgical Management and Biology

P Dammann, AN Santos, XY Wan, Y Zhu… - Neurosurgery Clinics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cavernous malformations (CMs) are low-flow vascular lesions of the central nervous system
prone to symptomatic hemorrhage. CMs are estimated to be present in approximately 0.5 …

Cavernous Malformations and Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning Applications.

BK Hendricks, K Rumalla, D Benner… - Neurosurgery Clinics of …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Significant progress has been made in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical
medicine over the past decade, but the clinical development of AI faces challenges …

Long-term outcomes after surgery for brainstem cavernous malformations: analysis of 46 consecutive cases

T Hori, M Chernov, YA Alshebib, Y Kubota… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes after
resection of brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCMs) and to assess the usefulness of …

Treatment Modalities and Outcomes in Brainstem Cavernous Malformations: A Large Multicenter Observational Cohort Study

J Lu, Z Li, H Deng, G Shi, W Wang, C You, W Zhu… - Stroke, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCMs) pose a high
risk of morbidity and mortality due to recurrent hemorrhage, warranting aggressive …

Development and Validation of a Supplementary Grading Scale for Outcomes of Brainstem Cavernous Malformations

Z Li, J Lu, M Liu, L Ma, K Quan, H Zhang, P Liu, Y Shi… - Stroke, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Surgical risk assessment is intriguing for clinical decision-making of
brainstem cavernous malformation (BSCM) treatment. While the BSCM grading scale …

Expanding the reach of the trans–middle cerebellar peduncle approach: pontine cavernous malformations, tissue transgression beyond the safe entry zone, and the …

CS Graffeo, VM Srinivasan, L Scherschinski… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE In the authors' microsurgical experience, the trans–middle cerebellar peduncle
(MCP) approach to the lateral and central pons has been the most common approach to …

[HTML][HTML] Association of hemorrhage-to-treatment time with outcomes in patients with brainstem cavernous malformations: a nationwide cohort study

Z Li, J Lu, M Liu, L Ma, K Quan, H Zhang… - … Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCMs) often present with haemorrhage,
but the optimal timing for microsurgical intervention remains unclear. This study aims to …

Lateral supracerebellar, infratentorial approach for a large midbrain cavernous malformation: 2-dimensional operative video

N Caffes, KT Kim, TI Wang, T Chryssikos… - Operative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Management of midbrain cavernous malformations (CVMs) is not well-defined. In select
patients with symptomatic lesions and favorable anatomy, microsurgical treatment may be …

Microsurgical Resection of Brainstem Cavernous Malformations in Older Adults: A Multicenter, 30-Year Experience

JS Catapano, SW Koester, K Rumalla… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: Records of patients who underwent BSCM resection over a 30-year period were
reviewed retrospectively. Baseline characteristics and outcomes were compared between …

One-Point Technique in Brainstem Cavernous Malformation Surgery: Evaluation of Approaches and Outcomes From a Different Perspective

GN Prashant, AR Dehdashti - Operative Neurosurgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: We describe a case series of BCMs treated through a variety of skull base
approaches, describing our decision-making strategy. We review the concept of the one …