Application of Endoscopic Underwater Surgery for Brain Tumors from Ventricle to Cistern: A Report of Pediatric and Elderly Cases
Kenichiro IWAMI, Ayako TODA, Masazumi FUJII, Tadashi WATANABE, Ryuta SAITO, Kiyoshi SAITO · 2025
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Kenichiro Iwami and co-authors describe an underwater endoscopic surgery method for brain tumors and report cases at both ends of the age range, in a 2025 paper. Working under fluid can prevent the brain collapse and fluid pooling that sometimes follow skull surgery in children and older adults. The team has used the method for tumors inside the brain's fluid chambers since 2011.
The report covers the first child case and two recent cases of tumors in the fluid spaces of older adults. The skull opening stays small, at three centimeters, and the field is washed with artificial spinal fluid. All went well, with no fluid pooling after surgery. The authors limit the method to low-blood tumors.
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| CREATOR | Kenichiro IWAMI, Ayako TODA, Masazumi FUJII, Tadashi WATANABE, Ryuta SAITO, Kiyoshi SAITO |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |