PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Luigi Rigante
AU  - Hamid Borghei-Razavi
AU  - Pablo F. Recinos
AU  - Florian Roser
TI  - An overview of endoscopy in neurologic surgery
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.86.me.18142
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 16ME--24ME
VI  - 86
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/16ME.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/16ME.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2019 Oct 01; 86
AB  - Endoscopy allows neurosurgeons to reach regions in the brain and spine through minimally invasive approaches. Such areas were previously accessible only by extensive and invasive approaches that limited the ability to see the areas of interest. Physicians are increasingly caring for patients who have undergone these procedures (eg, for pituitary tumors, hydrocephalus, and other intracranial, peripheral nerve, and spinal problems). This article familiarizes nonneurosurgeons with these techniques.