APPLICATION OF NEUROENDOSCOPY TO INTRAVENTRICULAR LESIONS : Neurosurgery (original) (raw)

ENDOSCOPY

Cappabianca, Paolo M.D.; Cinalli, Giuseppe M.D.; Gangemi, Michelangelo M.D.; Brunori, Andrea M.D.; Cavallo, Luigi M. M.D., Ph.D.; de Divitiis, Enrico M.D.; Decq, Philippe M.D.; Delitala, Alberto M.D.; Di Rocco, Federico M.D.; Frazee, John M.D.; Godano, Umberto M.D.; Grotenhuis, André M.D.; Longatti, Pierluigi M.D.; Mascari, Carmelo M.D.; Nishihara, Tetsuhiro M.D.; Oi, Shizuo M.D.; Rekate, Harold M.D.; Schroeder, Henry W.S. M.D., Ph.D.; Souweidane, Mark M. M.D.; Spennato, Pietro M.D.; Tamburrini, Gianpiero M.D.; Teo, Charles M.D.; Warf, Benjamin M.D.; Zymberg, Samuel Tau M.D.

Department of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy (Cappabianca)

Naples, Italy (Cinalli) (Gangemi) (Cavallo) (Divitiis) (Spennato)

Rome, Italy (Brunori) (Delitala) (Di Rocco) (Tamburrini)

Creteil, Paris, France (Decq)

Los Angeles, California (Frazee)

Cagliari, Italy (Godano)

Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Grotenhuis)

Treviso, Italy (Longatti)

Bologna, Italy (Mascari)

Tokyo, Japan (Nishihara) (Oi)

Phoenix, Arizona (Rekate)

Greifswald, Germany (Schroeder)

New York, New York (Souweidane)

Sydney, Australia (Teo)

Wilmington, Delaware (Warf)

Sao Paulo, Brazil (Zymberg)

Reprint requests: Paolo Cappabianca, M.D., Department of Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Pansini n 5, Naples, Italy 80131. Email: [email protected]

Received, July 23, 2007.

Accepted, September 24, 2007.

Abstract

WE PRESENT AN overview of the history, development, technological advancements, current application, and future trends of cranial endoscopy. Neuroendoscopy provides a safe and effective management modality for the treatment of a variety of intracranial disorders, either tumoral or non-tumoral, congenital, developmental, and degenerative, and its knowledge, indications, and limits are fundamental for the armamentarium of the modern neurosurgeon.