Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and simultaneous tumor biopsy in pineal region tumors using the “Single Burr Hole” technique: An analysis of 34 cases

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Authors

Gagandeep Attri · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Jaskaran Singh Gosal · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Deepak Khatri · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Kuntal Das · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Kamlesh Singh Bhaisora · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Anant Mehrotra · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Simultaneous ETV and tumor biopsy using a single burr hole technique is a safe, minimally invasive procedure for the management of pineal region tumors.

Topics & Keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery

Volume 15, Issue 04, pp. 976-982

DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_194_20

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