A 30-Year Worldwide Research Productivity of Scientific Publication in Full-Endoscopic Decompression Spine Surgery: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis.

Objective: The ever-growing number of articles related to full-endoscopic spine surgery published in the last few decades presents a challenge which is perplexing and time-consuming in identifying the current research status. The study aims to identify and analyze the most cited works related to full-endoscopic decompression spine surgery, compare the articles published by different publishers and area, and show the current publication status of full-endoscopic research.

Methods: Using Bibliometrix, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer, we analyzed the bibliometric data selected from the Web of Science database between 1992 and 2022.

Endoluminal Shuntscope-Guided Ventricular Catheter Placement: Early Experience.

Background: Placement of ventricular catheter (VC) in an optimal position is the most important factor in determining the outcome of shunt surgery. VC obstruction due to shunt tube placement in brain parenchyma, across the septa, tangled in the choroid plexuses and clogging of VC due to brain matter or other debris are common reasons resulting in shunt complete or partial dysfunction. To resolve these hurdles, many technical advancements have been made including navigation, stereotaxy, sonography, and ventriculoscope-guided VC placement.

Occiput/C1-C2 fixations using intra-laminar screw of axis - A long-term follow-up.

Background: The surgical management of the craniocervical junction is challenging. Rigid posterior fixation of occiput/C1-C2 can be performed using a variety of surgical techniques including C2 pedicle/pars interarticularis, transarticular and intralaminar screw fixations.

Methods: Forty-one patients were treated with occipital plate/C1 lateral mass and C2 intra-laminar screw fixations for basilar invagination and congenital atlantoaxial subluxation, post-traumatic instability, tuberculous and rheumatoid arthritis-associated atlantoaxial dislocation.

Lateral intraventricular epidermoid in a child with hydrocephalus.

Lateral intraventricular tumors are uncommon. They grow linearly rather than exponentially and hence are slow-growing lesions without causing mass effects and hydrocephalus. We report a rare case of large bulky right intraventricular epidermoid tumor in a child.