Abordaje endoscópico al atrio ventricular para toma de biopsia de tumor de la región pineal: a propósito de un caso

Hernández-León, Odalys; Rodríguez-Villalonga, Olga Lidia; Pérez-Nogueira, Frank Reinaldo; Guillén-Cánovas, Evelio José; Álvarez-Toledo, Nilo; Lemus-Saraceni, Agustín

doi:10.1016/j.neucir.2013.03.003

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“…7,22,32,36,37,54,55,67,71,74,91, 96,99 Two classic indications for using our novel endoscope instead of existing rigid and flexible scopes are loculated, or postinflammatory, hydrocephalus and posterior third ventricular lesions. The multidirectional septations and adhesions in the ventricular system can be fenestrated or lysed easily and effectively by multiplanar multichannel instrumentation using this new endoscope.…”

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A multiport MR-compatible neuroendoscope: spanning the gap between rigid and flexible scopes

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Mencattelli

Rosa

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OBJECTIVE Rigid endoscopes enable minimally invasive access to the ventricular system; however, the operative field is limited to the instrument tip, necessitating rotation of the entire instrument and causing consequent tissue compression while reaching around corners. Although flexible endoscopes offer tip steerability to address this limitation, they are more difficult to control and provide fewer and smaller working channels. A middle ground between these instruments—a rigid endoscope that possesses multiple instrument ports (for example, one at the tip and one on the side)—is proposed in this article, and a prototype device is evaluated in the context of a third ventricular colloid cyst resection combined with septostomy. METHODS A prototype neuroendoscope was designed and fabricated to include 2 optical ports, one located at the instrument tip and one located laterally. Each optical port includes its own complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip camera, light-emitting diode (LED) illumination, and working channels. The tip port incorporates a clear silicone optical window that provides 2 additional features. First, for enhanced safety during tool insertion, instruments can be initially seen inside the window before they extend from the scope tip. Second, the compliant tip can be pressed against tissue to enable visualization even in a blood-filled field. These capabilities were tested in fresh porcine brains. The image quality of the multiport endoscope was evaluated using test targets positioned at clinically relevant distances from each imaging port, comparing it with those of clinical rigid and flexible neuroendoscopes. Human cadaver testing was used to demonstrate third ventricular colloid cyst phantom resection through the tip port and a septostomy performed through the lateral port. To extend its utility in the treatment of periventricular tumors using MR-guided laser therapy, the device was designed to be MR compatible. Its functionality and compatibility inside a 3-T clinical scanner were also tested in a brain from a freshly euthanized female pig. RESULTS Testing in porcine brains confirmed the multiport endoscope's ability to visualize tissue in a blood-filled field and to operate inside a 3-T MRI scanner. Cadaver testing confirmed the device's utility in operating through both of its ports and performing combined third ventricular colloid cyst resection and septostomy with an endoscope rotation of less than 5°. CONCLUSIONS The proposed design provides freedom in selecting both the number and orientation of imaging and instrument ports, which can be customized for each ventricular pathological entity. The lightweight, easily manipulated device can provide added steerability while reducing the potential for the serious brain distortion that happens with rigid endoscope navigation. This capability would be particularly valuable in treating hydrocephalus, both primary and secondary (due to tumors, cysts, and so forth). Magnetic resonance compatibility can aid in endoscope-assisted ventricular aqueductal plasty and stenting, the management of multiloculated complex hydrocephalus, and postinflammatory hydrocephalus in which scarring obscures the ventricular anatomy.