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Hydrocephalus in Pineal and Tectal Tumors

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Pineal and tectal tumors are most common brain tumors causing obstruction of the aqueduct and required CSF diversion procedures. Success rate of ETV in this type of hydrocephalus is definitely high. In addition, endoscopic approach allows for sampling of CSF, direct visualization of the tumor with surrounding structures, and biopsy for decision-making of therapeutic strategy. Therefore, simultaneous ETV and endoscopic biopsy has become an important procedure lately. MR images of sagittal section, especially with high resolution, are extremely useful for preoperative evaluation. Combination of trajectory and type of endoscope (i.e., rigid-, fiber-, and videoscope) should be considered depending on changes in the ventricular anatomy as well as size of tumors and types of existing equipment.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Neurological Diseases, Niigata Medical Center, Niigata, Japan

    Kenichi Nishiyama

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Cinalli

  2. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Ozek

  3. Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France

    Christian Sainte-Rose

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Nishiyama, K. (2018). Hydrocephalus in Pineal and Tectal Tumors. In: Cinalli, G., Ozek, M., Sainte-Rose, C. (eds) Pediatric Hydrocephalus. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31889-9_56-1

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