Muse John, Silveira Luke, Olszewski Adam, D'Agostino Erin, Tranmer Bruce, Liebelt Brandon
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont.
Neurosurg Focus Video. 2021 Jul 1;5(1):V10. doi: 10.3171/2021.4.FOCVID2131. eCollection 2021 Jul.
Epidermoid cysts of the pineal region are a rare entity. Herein, the authors describe the endoscopic resection of a recurrent pineal region epidermoid by way of a supracerebellar infratentorial approach. The patient was positioned in the semiseated upright position with head tilted to the right and slightly flexed, maximizing gravity-based cerebellar retraction, and a paramedian craniotomy was performed owing to the gradual flattening of the tentorium from medial to lateral. This setup, in tandem with the enlarged viewing window achieved by use of 0°, 30°, and 70° endoscopes, afforded the necessary access to achieve a satisfactory resection through this anatomical corridor. The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2021.4.FOCVID2131.
松果体区表皮样囊肿是一种罕见的疾病。在此,作者描述了通过小脑上幕下入路对复发性松果体区表皮样囊肿进行内镜切除的过程。患者取半坐位直立位,头部向右侧倾斜并轻度屈曲,以最大限度地利用重力牵拉小脑,由于小脑幕从内侧向外侧逐渐变平,因此采用旁正中开颅术。这种体位设置,再加上使用0°、30°和70°内镜获得的扩大视野窗口,通过这条解剖通道提供了必要的入路以实现满意的切除。视频可在此处查看:https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2021.4.FOCVID2131 。