Tailor-Made Endoscopic Surgical Strategy for Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage with Obstructive Hydrocephalus

Autor: Yota Suzuki, Toshihiro Ogiwara, Takatoshi Hasegawa, Takuya Nakamura, Yoshiki Hanaoka, Akifumi Yokota, Kiyoshi Ito, Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi, Fumiko Higashiyama, Fusakazu Oya, Yu Fujii
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: World Neurosurgery. 150:e771-e776
ISSN: 1878-8750
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.142
Popis: Background Severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is associated with a high mortality rate and poor functional outcome, even with recent neurosurgical developments. IVH requires emergent surgery to save the patient's life, but the optimal surgical strategy remains controversial. We assessed the results obtained with our tailor-made endoscopic surgical strategy for severe IVH with obstructive hydrocephalus. Methods Consecutive patients with severe IVH owing to intracerebral hemorrhage who were treated with endoscopic surgery in the acute phase were retrospectively reviewed. Both rigid and flexible endoscopes were used for removal of hematoma in the whole ventricular system. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and septostomy were performed as appropriate in each individual case. Results Eight patients met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. Sufficient IVH removal without neglecting the fourth ventricle was achieved with our technique in 6 of 8 cases (75.0%). Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and septostomy were added in 4 cases each (50.0%). Four patients (50.0%) had a marked recovery and a good outcome (modified Rankin Scale score ≤2) despite disease severity at onset. The procedure was completed successfully in all cases, and there were no surgery-related complications. Conclusions This study showed that our tailor-made endoscopic surgical strategy for severe IVH with obstructive hydrocephalus may be beneficial.
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