MRI-guided laser ablation for pediatric intracranial pathology: single center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) in 88 consecutive pediatric patients involving lesional and non-lesional epilepsy, brain tumors, cavernous malformations, and other intracranial masses.

Methods

A retrospective case series was performed on pediatric patients who underwent MRgLITT by the senior author between 2016 and 2024. Demographic, intraoperative, and outcome data were analyzed.

Results

Eighty-eight patients (47 males, mean age 14.0 years) were included. Indications comprised epilepsy (68 patients, 80 procedures), brain tumors (25 patients, 26 procedures), and cavernous malformations (8 patients, 8 procedures). Complications occurred in 12 of 88 patients (13.6%), including three major com

SUBMITTER: Seaton MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12830497 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature