Minimally invasive keyhole approach for supramaximal frontal glioma resections : technical note

OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to review the frontal lobe's surgical anatomy, describe their keyhole frontal lobectomy technique, and analyze the surgical results.

METHODS: Patients with newly diagnosed frontal gliomas treated using a keyhole approach with supramaximal resection (SMR) from 2016 to 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. Surgeries were performed on patients asleep and awake. A human donor head was dissected to demonstrate the surgical anatomy. Kaplan-Meier curves were used for survival analysis.

RESULTS: Of the 790 craniotomies performed during the study period, those in 47 patients met our inclusion criteria. The minimally invasive approach involved four steps: 1) debulking the frontal pole; 2) subpial dissection identifying the sphenoid ridge, olfactory nerve, and optic nerve; 3) medial dissection to expose the falx cerebri and interhemispheric structures; and 4) posterior dissection guided by motor mapping, avoiding crossing the inferior plane defined by the corpus callosum. A fifth step could be added for nondominant lesions by resecting the inferior frontal gyrus. Perioperative complications were recorded in 5 cases (10.6%). The average hospital length of stay was 3.3 days. High-grade gliomas had a median progression-free survival of 14.8 months and overall survival of 23.9 months.

CONCLUSIONS: Keyhole approaches enabled successful SMR of frontal gliomas without added risks. Robust anatomical knowledge and meticulous surgical technique are paramount for obtaining successful resections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurosurgery - 140(2024), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 949-957

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Merenzon, Martín A [VerfasserIn]
Mendez Valdez, Mynor J [VerfasserIn]
Chandar, Jay [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Victor M [VerfasserIn]
Marco Del Pont, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Morell, Alexis A [VerfasserIn]
Eichberg, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Daggubati, Lekhaj [VerfasserIn]
Benjamin, Carolina G [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Ashish H [VerfasserIn]
Ivan, Michael E [VerfasserIn]
Komotar, Ricardo J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain tumor
Glioblastoma
Glioma
Journal Article
Minimally invasive
Neuroanatomy
Oncology
Outcome
Surgical technique

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.04.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3171/2023.7.JNS231363

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370542541