ArticleOperative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)2025
A Simple Modification of the Endoscopic Ultrasonic Aspirator to Allow Increased Versatility and Use Down Multiple Endoscopes in the Largest Reported Case Series.
Article in Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesDespite growing interest in neuroendoscopy, endoscopic resection of intraventricular and paraventricular brain tumors is still hindered by a lack of appropriate instrumentation. The Söring ultrasonic aspirator holds significant promise but is limited because of its original design allowing sole use with the GAAB® endoscope.
methodsA simple modification of the ultrasonic aspirator which allows use down multiple endoscopes is described along with surgical outcomes in the context of the largest reported case series of 58 procedures in 52 patients, thus further expanding its applications and versatility.
resultsOur modification enabled the use of the Söring ultrasonic aspirator with the MINOP® InVent neuroendoscope, facilitating tumor resection in 58 procedures of 52 patients between July 2015 and June 2022. Near-total to gross-total resection was achieved in 30.8% of cases, with no permanent neurological deficits observed. The modified aspirator proved effective and safe, with no adverse events related to its use.
conclusionThe Söring ultrasonic aspirator represents a significant landmark in neuroendoscopic surgery. Our modification allowed greater versatility and compatibility with multiple endoscopes. This safe and effective modification will broaden its use and with time will have a considerable impact in the field of minimally invasive neurosurgery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.