Right gyrus cinguli low-grade astrocytoma recurrence removed through a contralateral transfalcine approach with a 4K-3D exoscope.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brain tumor surgery has been using operative microscope for years. Recently, thanks to developments in surgical technology with procedures performed on head-up displays, exoscopes have been introduced as an alternative to microscopic vision.

Case presentation

We present a case of a 46-year-old patient with a low-grade glioma recurrence of the right gyrus cinguli removed with a contralateral transfalcine approach using an exoscope (ORBEYE 4K-three-dimensional (3D) exoscope, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, Japan). The operating room setup for this approach is illustrated. During the procedure, the surgeon was seated with head and back in an upright position, while the camera was aligned with the surgical corridor. The exoscope provided detailed, high-qua

SUBMITTER: Peron S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature