News — Rolling Meadows, IL (January 1, 2024). The January issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video (Vol. 10, No. 1 []) presents 17 videos demonstrating techniques related to the use of exoscopes in neurosurgery.
Topic Editors: Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, Libby K. Infinger, Martin Lehecka, Gustavo Pradilla, and Gabriel Zada
The January issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video is dedicated to the use of the exoscope in neurosurgery. As noted by this month’s Topic Editors, this video selection “highlights use of the exoscope in cerebrovascular, neuro-oncologic, pediatric, peripheral nerve, and spinal neurosurgery. Novel and innovative video case presentations have been collected in this issue that include different exoscope technology platforms.”
Contents of the January issue:
- “Introduction. Use of the exoscope in neurosurgery” by Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis et al.
- “Initial institutional experience using a robotic arm–enabled 4K 3D exoscope in neurosurgical operations” by Jawad M. Khalifeh et al.
- “Feasibility of exoscopic keyhole surgery: case series” by Miguel Sáez-Alegre et al.
- “Exoscopic extradural anterior clinoidectomy” by Anna Maria Auricchio et al.
- “Exoscopic supraorbital approach for a suprasellar craniopharyngioma” by Arpan A. Patel et al.
- “Exoscopic resection of giant olfactory groove meningioma” by Francesco Calvanese et al.
- “Exoscope-assisted resection of a recurrent left frontal pilocytic astrocytoma” by Sanjeev Sreenivasan et al.
- “Exoscopic resection of a parasagittal atypical meningioma” by Alejandro Carrasquilla et al.
- “Can exoscope improve brain AVMs surgery?” by Serena Tola et al.
- “Frontotemporal craniotomy with orbital osteotomy for superior hypophyseal artery aneurysm clipping” by Grant Arzumanov et al.
- “Exoscope-assisted temporal bone resection: operative videos of the lateral and total techniques” by Alejandra Rodas et al.
- “Exoscopic microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia” by Hiroki Toda et al.
- “Use of a 3D exoscope in microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve root” by Johannes Herta et al.
- “Exoscopic removal of the fourth ventricle choroid plexus papilloma with use of a midline suboccipital osteoplastic craniotomy” by Rinat A. Sufianov et al.
- “Exoscope-based supracerebellar infratentorial approach for a pineal meningioma in the prone position” by Arka N. Mallela et al.
- “Occipital-interhemispheric transtentorial pineal mass resection” by Grant Arzumanov et al.
- “Selective dorsal rhizotomy using a 3D high definition exoscope” by Jia Xu Lim et al.
- “Exoscope for revision of right lateral femoral cutaneous nerve decompression” by Matthew C. Findlay et al.
Please join us in viewing the videos in this month’s issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video.
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