Microsurgery for lateral ventricle tumors (report of 19 cases)

Objective To improve the curative effect of the surgery on the lateral ventricle tumors and surgical safety. Methods The clinical data of 19 patients with lateral ventricle tumors, of whom, 10 underwent microsurgery through the anterior transcallosal approach and 9 through the transcortical approach, were analyzed. The surgical safety and effect were discussed. Results Of 19 patients, 13 received the total removal of the tumors, 4 subtotal and 2 part. The clinical symptoms were alleviated in 17 patients and 2 patients died after the surgery. Conclusions The surgical safety and effect may be enhanced by the careful analysis of clinical data before the surgery, selection of the proper surgical approaches according to the tumorous origin and size, the applications of neuronavigation and skillful microsurgical skill, and positive treatment of complications in the patients with lateral ventricle tumors.