ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2013
Transcerebellar biopsy of diffuse pontine gliomas in children: a technical note.
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- Diagnostic yield, safety, and molecular-era clinical utility of stereotactic biopsy for brainstem lesions: a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Updates in Diagnostic Techniques and Experimental Therapies for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.Cancers · 2025Review
- Frame-based stereotactic biopsies of brainstem lesions - Monocentric comparison of the transfrontal and the suboccipital-transcerebellar approach over a 16-year period.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Stereotactic frame-based biopsy of infratentorial lesions via the suboccipital-transcerebellar approach with the Zamorano-Duchovny stereotactic system-a retrospective analysis of 79 consecutive cases.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Leksell Frame-Based Stereotactic Biopsy for Infratentorial Tumor : Practical Tips and Considerations.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2024Article
- Contemporary Management of Pediatric Brainstem Tumors.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Review
- Brainstem Surgery: Functional Surgical Anatomy with the Use of an Advanced Modern Intraoperative Neurophysiological Procedure.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Conventional and Advanced Imaging of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.Journal of child neurology · 2016Review
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Abstract
introductionThe need for a surgical biopsy for diffuse pontine glioma (DPG) is increasing, and a safer and less invasive procedure is required.
methodsWe describe a transcerebellar stereotactic biopsy procedure that can be safely performed in young children. Four pediatric patients with DPG underwent transcerebellar stereotactic biopsies.
resultsAll of the patients were diagnosed with gliomas, and one patient had a transient numbness of the lip margin after the procedure. DISCUSSION: Transcerebellar stereotactic biopsy is a relatively safe way to obtain a tissue diagnosis for children with DPG.
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