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Das Plattenepithelkarzinom des Ösophagus – Stellenwert der Chirurgie im therapeutischen Konzept
2010
Squamous cell carcinomas of the oesophagus are a completely different entity from adenocarcinomas in regard to their aetiopathology, tumour biology, co-morbidity, operative risk, and prognosis. For superficial squamous cell carcinomas, the risk of a relevant lymph node metastatisation already exists from the mucosal infiltration level m3 onward, and thus oncological resection is indicated. Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy is the international standard for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma. The early-response should be determined. Non-responders must be identified early, and a salvage operation with a justifiable operative risk should be carried out. Due to its high complete response rat…
Endoscopic Treatment of Mesencephalic Ependymal Cysts: Technical Case Report
1998
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of different neuroendoscopic surgical procedures for the treatment of mesencephalic ependymal cysts. METHODS: The clinical records of five patients treated for symptomatic mesencephalic ependymal cysts were retrospectively studied. Two patients had been operated on using an endoscope-assisted microsurgical technique and three patients using a pure endoscopic procedure. RESULTS: Adequate fenestration of the cysts was achieved in all of the patients. Two of the patients were symptom-free, and the other three had improved significantly after a mean follow-up duration of 14 months. There was no surgical morbidity. CONCLUSION: Mesencephalic ependymal cysts can …
Neuronavigation and epilepsy surgery
2010
Resective epilepsy surgery is an elective therapy indicated in focal epilepsy patients who are resistant to pharmacotherapy. Every effort should be undertaken to perform the procedures as safe and less traumatic as possible. Neuronavigation could represent a suitable tool to reduce surgical morbidity and increase surgical radicality. Here, we present a series of 41 patients who were operated on for medically intractable epilepsy using neuronavigation. Overall, complication rate was 17% with a favourable seizure outcome of 88% (Engel’s class I/II). Our data suggest that neuronavigation is a valuable surgical technique to accomplish a favourable outcome in epilepsy surgery.