Siddharth Sinha, Nida Kalyal, Mathew J Gallagher, Daniel Richardson, Dimitrios Kalaitzoglou, Ahmed Abougamil, Melissa Silva, Anna Oviedova, Sabina Patel, Ana Mirallave-Pescador, Cristina Bleil, Bassel Zebian, Richard Gullan, Keyoumars Ashkan, Francesco Vergani, Ranjeev Bhangoo, José Pedro Lavrador
BACKGROUND: Transsucal tubular retractor-assisted Minimal Invasive Parafascicular Surgery (tsMIPS) changes the surgical strategy for deep-seated lesions by promoting a deficit sparing approach. When integrated with preoperative brain mapping and intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) this may potentiate better patient outcomes. In this paper, we aim to assess the impact of preoperative brain mapping and intraoperative neuromonitoring in tubular retractor assisted neuro-oncological surgery...
November 13, 2023: World Neurosurgery