Clinical Study

Neuroendoscopic Resection of Intraventricular Tumors and Cysts through a Working Channel with a Variable Aspiration Tissue Resector: A Feasibility and Safety Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Patient numberAgeSexDispositionObstructive HCPDiagnosisOutcome

Patient 137MHomeNoLateral ventricular arachnoid cystImprovement of headaches, discharged home
Patient 230MRehabYes3rd ventricular immature teratomaUnderwent suboccipital craniotomy for pineal region immature teratoma. VPS placed for communicating hydrocephalus. Patient died from complications resulting from diabetes insipidus (DI)
Patient 371FSNFNoThird ventricular epidermoidHeadaches improved, discharged for rehabilitation
Patient 443FHomeNoLateral ventricular arachnoid cystResolution of headaches, discharged home
Patient 527FHomeYesPineal region cystResolution of headaches, discharged home
Patient 672FHome NoLateral ventricular mixed astroglial cystImprovement of headaches, discharged home
Patient 788FSNFYesVentricular astrocytomaResolution of gait difficulties, discharged for rehabilitation, now resides in assisted living facility
Patient 847MRehabYesVentricular/suprasellar pituitary adenomaHad endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for further resection of giant pituitary adenoma, discharged for rehabilitation, headaches improved
Patient 947MHomeYesHypothalamic myxopapillary ependymomaResolution of headaches, discharged home
Patient 1040FRehabYesPineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiationHeadaches, gait difficulties, and diplopia resolved, discharged for rehabilitation. Received postoperative IMRT
Patient 1120MHomeNoSubependymal giant-cell astrocytomaPatient required repeat resection and ETV, had resolution of headaches, nausea and vomiting, and then discharged home
Patient 1232MHomeNoDysembryoplastic neuroepithelial-like tumorResolution of seizures, discharged home, now off of antiepileptic medications
Patient 1336FHomeYesLateral ventricular arachnoid cystHeadaches improved, discharged home
Patient 1420FHomeYesPilocytic astrocytomaHeadaches improved, discharged home
Patient 1520MHomeYesColloid CystResolution of headaches, discharged home
Patient 1677MHomeNoCraniopharyngiomaHeadaches improved, discharged home

ETV: endoscopic third ventriculostomy; VPS: ventriculoperitoneal shunt.