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Review
. 2024:52:73-90.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-61925-0_6.

Fully Endoscopic Nontubular Retractor Approach for Intraaxial Tumors

Waleed Abdelfattah Azab  1 , Mustafa Najibullah  1 , Zafdam Shabbir  1 , Athary Saleem  1 , Mohammed S Alkhaldi  1
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Review

Fully Endoscopic Nontubular Retractor Approach for Intraaxial Tumors

Waleed Abdelfattah Azab et al. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg. 2024.

Abstract

Background: Fully endoscopic or endoscope-controlled approaches are essentially keyhole approaches in which rigid endoscopes are the sole visualization tools used during the whole procedure. At the early attempts of endoscope-assisted cranial surgery, it was noted that rigid endoscopes enabled overcoming the problem of suboptimal visualization when small exposures are used. The technical specifications and design of the currently available rigid endoscopes are associated with a group of unique features that define the endoscopic view and lay the basis for its superiority over the microscopic view during brain surgery. Fully endoscopic resection of intraparenchymal brain tumors is a minimally invasive approach that is not routinely practiced by neurosurgeons, with a few major series published so far. Unfamiliarity with the technique, steep learning curve, and concerns about inadequate exposure and decreased visibility may explain this fact. The majority of the purely endoscopic resections for intraparenchymal brain lesions are performed nowadays through tubular retractor systems. In very limited instances, however, the fully endoscopic technique is performed without tubular retractors. In this chapter, we elaborate on the surgical technique and nuances of the fully endoscopic nontubular retractor approach for intraaxial tumors.

Methods: From a prospective database of endoscopic procedures maintained by the senior author, clinical data, imaging studies, and operative charts and videos of cases undergoing fully endoscopic excision for intraaxial brain tumors were retrieved and analyzed. The pertinent literature was also reviewed.

Results: The surgical technique of the fully endoscopic nontubular retractor approach for intraaxial tumors was formulated.

Conclusion: The endoscopic technique has many advantages over the conventional procedures. In our hands, the technique has proven to be feasible, efficient, and minimally invasive with excellent results.

Keywords: Endoscope controlled; Endoscopic; Intraaxial; Rigid endoscope; Tubular retractor; Tumor.

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