Spiegelmann R, Friedman W A
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville.
J Neurosurg. 1991 Sep;75(3):486-8. doi: 10.3171/jns.1991.75.3.0486.
Previously reported suboccipital transcerebellar stereotactic biopsy methods, performed with the patient in the prone position, have required general endotracheal anesthesia. A technique is described for performing such biopsies with the patient in the lateral decubitus position, under local anesthesia. Phantom planning and routine computerized tomography graphics allow the selection of a safe entry point and intra-axial trajectory to the lesion. The time required for data acquisition and the operative procedure itself compares well with that of more routine biopsy techniques.
