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ArticleNeurosurgical review2021

The interhemispheric fissure-surgical outcome of interhemispheric approaches.

A Kaywan Aftahy, Melanie Barz, Arthur Wagner, Friederike Liesche-Starnecker, Chiara Negwer, Bernhard Meyer, Jens Gempt

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Article in Neurosurgical review, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A Kaywan AftahyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. kaywan.aftahy@tum.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8897-2220
Melanie BarzDepartment of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Arthur WagnerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Friederike Liesche-StarneckerDepartment of Neuropathology Klinikum rechts der Isar Institute of Pathology School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Chiara NegwerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Bernhard MeyerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Jens GemptDepartment of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure of the anterior skull base is challenging due to strategic structures. The interhemispheric approach (IHA) has turned out to be a feasible technique. We report our experience with IHAs in patients with extraaxial lesions (EAL). We performed a retrospective chart review at a tertiary neurosurgical center between April 2009 and March 2020. We included patients with resection of EAL through IHAs concentrating on surgical technique, complete resection rate, postoperative outcome, and complications. Seventy-four patients resected by an IHA were included: 49 (66.2%) frontal (FIA), nine (12.1%) parietooccipital (PIA), and 16 (21.6%) frontobasal IHAs (FBIAs). Median age at time of surgery was 59 years (range 16-88 years), 47 (63.5%) female and 27 (36.5%) male. Complete resection rate was 83.8% (FIA 89.8%, PIA 55.6%, FBIA 81.3%). Rate of new minor deficits was 17.6%, rate of major deficits 5.4%, total rate 23.0%. 51 (68.9%) WHO°I meningiomas, ten (13.5%) WHO°II meningiomas, two (2.7%) WHO°III meningiomas, nine (12.2%) metastases, one (1.4%) sarcoma, and one (1.4%) local adenocarcinoma were resected. Total complication rate was 27.0%. Rate of major complications requiring intervention was 9.6%. Mean follow-up was 34.2 (± 33.2) months. In patients with lesions of the interhemispheric fissure, overall morbidity and complications are comparatively high. Extensions of IHAs with potential even higher morbidity are not necessary though; we support the use of standardized IHAs. Our findings suggest regular usage of relatively feasible IHAs for a satisfying outcome. Invasive, complicated, or contralateral trajectories were not needed.

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Meningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaSkull Base NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleNeurosurgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeInterhemispheric approachMeningiomaNeurosurgeryOncologyOperative techniqueSkull base

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PMID32852637
PMCPMC8338818
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