Stereotactic laser ablation in neuro-oncology - A survey among European neurosurgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the last decades, the application of stereotactic laser ablation (SLA) for the treatment of intracranial tumours has been growing, even though comparative trials are lacking. Our aim was to investigate the familiarity with SLA of neurosurgeons in Europe and their opinion regarding potential neuro-oncological indications. Furthermore, we investigated treatment preferences and variability for three exemplar neuro-oncological cases and willingness to refer for SLA.

Material and methods

A 26-questions survey was mailed to members of the EANS neuro-oncology section. We presented three clinical cases of respectively deep-seated glioblastoma, recurrent metastasis and recurrent glioblastoma. Descriptive statistics was applied to report results.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Viozzi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293215 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature