Endoscope-Assisted Surgery vs. Burr-Hole Craniostomy for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This article aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of endoscope-assisted surgery for chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) in comparison with the burr-hole craniostomy. An electronic literature research was performed in MEDLINE, the Cochrane library, and EMBASE from the inception to February 18, 2020. A systematic review with meta-analyses was conducted to compare the efficacy of endoscope-assisted surgery with Burr-hole Craniostomy (BHC) surgery.

Eya2 overexpression promotes the invasion of human astrocytoma through the regulation of ERK/MMP9 signaling.

The overexpression of eyes absent (Eya) 2 has been found in several human cancers. However, its biological roles and clinical significance in human astrocytoma have not yet been explored. This study investigated the clinical significance and biological roles of Eya2 in human astrocytoma tissues and cell lines.

[The application of rhinoscope in microsurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms intraoperative clinical research].

This paper analysed the rhinoscope's clinical value in microsurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Application of the rhinoscope in 87 patients, only 2 patients had ruptured during operation. However, 11 cases had ruptured in 94 cases without using rhinoscope, P < 0.

Whole brain CT perfusion combined with CT angiography in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral vasospasm.

Objective: To assess cerebral vasospasm (CVS) and monitor cerebral microcirculatory changes in patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) via CT angiography (CTA) combined with whole-brain CT perfusion (CTP) techniques.

Methods: Sixty patients with SAH (SAH group) and 10 patients without SAH (control group) were selected for a prospective study. CTP combined with CTA and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) studies were performed on patients with initial onset of SAH less than three days.

Microneurosurgery in combination with endovascular embolisation in the treatment of solid haemangioblastoma in the dorsal medulla oblongata.

Objective: To investigate the treatment of solid haemangioblastomas in the dorsal medulla oblongata using microneurosurgery in combination with endovascular embolisation.

Methods: Clinical data from 11 patients with solid haemangioblastomas in the dorsal medulla oblongata who were treated with endovascular embolisation followed by microneurosurgery were analysed retrospectively. Clinical results were evaluated using the modified Rankin scale.

Intraprocedural cerebral aneurysm rupture during endovascular coiling.

Background: Intraprocedural aneurysm rupture is considered to be one of the most formidable complications of the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms and is associated with high mortality.

Objective: To report the clinical outcomes of cerebral aneurysms that ruptured during endovascular coiling.

Patients And Methods: Over a period of six years, 559 endovascular embolizations were performed in 467 patients, with 507 cerebral aneurysms.

Endovascular embolization of very small cerebral aneurysms.

Background: Very small cerebral aneurysms are considered to be one of the challenges for endovascular treatment, with difficulty for catheterization and high risk for intraoperative rupture. We report the treatment of very small (< 3-mm) cerebral aneurysms by coil embolization.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 11 consecutive patients with very small aneurysms treated by coil embolization in our institute between February 2007 and February 2009.

The clinical application studies of CT spinal angiography with 64-detector row spiral CT in diagnosing spinal vascular malformations.

Background And Purpose: To explore the value of CT spinal angiography with 64-detector row spiral CT in diagnosing spinal vascular malformations.

Methods: Seventeen patients with initial MR and clinical findings suggestive of spinal vascular diseases underwent CT spinal angiography. Among these, 14 patients took DSA examination within 1 week after CT scan, 7 patients underwent surgical treatment, and 6 patients underwent vascular intervention embolotheraphy.