Raffaele De Marco , Enrico Lo Bue , Giuseppe Di Perna , Federica Penner , Alberto Vercelli , Bianca Maria Baldassarre , Roberto Albera , Diego Garbossa , Francesco Zenga
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Abstract
Objective
The use of endoscopic assistance in retrosigmoid approach for tumors of the cerebellopontine angle brought undoubted technological advantages in skull base surgery.
Nonetheless, the use of the endoscope is not as widespread as it could be.
The aim of the study is to analyze the impressions of neurosurgeons and otologists with different experience in vestibular schwannoma surgery, experiencing the introduction of the endoscope in surgical daily practice.
Methods
All patients undergoing vestibular schwannoma surgery were recruited in the period from January 2019 to December 2020. The endoscope-assistance and a minimum follow-up of 12 months were considered inclusion criteria. An eight items questionnaire was administered to the surgeons who used endoscope-assistance during surgery.
Results
A total number of 20 patients were recruited. Five surgeons experienced the use of 0° and 45° optics in the “pre-resection” and “intra-meatal” phases of the procedures. The survey gave positive feedbacks on the introduction of the endoscope in vestibular schwannoma resection. The main drawback was the difficulty to manage the use of angled optics.
Conclusions
Despite the known limitations of the study, the idea of investigating surgeons’ impressions on the use of the endoscope could be another motif to explain why this instrument and its diffusion is limited despite its advantages in vestibular schwannoma surgery.
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Neurochirurgie publishes articles on treatment, teaching and research, neurosurgery training and the professional aspects of our discipline, and also the history and progress of neurosurgery. It focuses on pathologies of the head, spine and central and peripheral nervous systems and their vascularization. All aspects of the specialty are dealt with: trauma, tumor, degenerative disease, infection, vascular pathology, and radiosurgery, and pediatrics. Transversal studies are also welcome: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurology, neuropediatrics, psychiatry, neuropsychology, physical medicine and neurologic rehabilitation, neuro-anesthesia, neurologic intensive care, neuroradiology, functional exploration, neuropathology, neuro-ophthalmology, otoneurology, maxillofacial surgery, neuro-endocrinology and spine surgery. Technical and methodological aspects are also taken onboard: diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, methods for assessing results, epidemiology, surgical, interventional and radiological techniques, simulations and pathophysiological hypotheses, and educational tools. The editorial board may refuse submissions that fail to meet the journal''s aims and scope; such studies will not be peer-reviewed, and the editor in chief will promptly inform the corresponding author, so as not to delay submission to a more suitable journal.
With a view to attracting an international audience of both readers and writers, Neurochirurgie especially welcomes articles in English, and gives priority to original studies. Other kinds of article - reviews, case reports, technical notes and meta-analyses - are equally published.
Every year, a special edition is dedicated to the topic selected by the French Society of Neurosurgery for its annual report.
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