Abstract
Objectives  Despite subverter theoretical development in neuroimaging and functioning neurosurgery, preoperative pulling of focal brainstem
glioma (BSG) relic steeped in controversy. In this study, we evaluated our grownup author’s (CT) preoperative undergo in radically
treating these tumours in children to watch the country and effectualness of much approach.

Materials and methods  Thirty-four serial patients older between 3 and 16 years who underwent endoscope-assisted microsurgery for focal BSG with
the aim of symmetric resection from 1999 to 2005 were evaluated. The clinical outcome at 6 months and long-term activity were
analysed.

Conclusion  Thirty-one patients had >90% growth resection and the residual had >50%. There was no perioperative mortality. The average
follow-up was 46 months. Twenty-three patients (74%) harboured low-grade gliomas, whilst the residual (26%) had high-grade
gliomas. Kaplan–Meier activity psychotherapy revealed scarred disagreement in the 5-year activity rates between the digit groups (100%
vs 33%). Multivariate psychotherapy demonstrated that the honor of growth resection was not related with slummy outcome at 6 months.
This program underscores the benefits of preoperative resection for focal BSG. Radical resection crapper be achieved in a majority
of patients with convenient outcome disregarding of growth pathology.

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00381-008-0647-zAuthors
Charles Teo, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Barker Street Randwick bureau 2031 AustraliaTimothy L. Siu, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Barker Street Randwick bureau 2031 Australia

Journal Child’s Nervous SystemOnline ISSN 1433-0350Print ISSN 0256-7040 (Source: Child’s Nervous System)

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