RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An overview of endoscopy in neurologic surgery
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 16ME
OP 24ME
DO 10.3949/ccjm.86.me.18142
VO 86
IS 10
A1 Rigante, Luigi
A1 Borghei-Razavi, Hamid
A1 Recinos, Pablo F.
A1 Roser, Florian
YR 2019
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/16ME.abstract
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.