Application of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring to microsurgery for the fourth ventricular tumors in children
XING Yong-guo
YAN Dong-ming
Abstract：Objective To explore the role of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in microsurgery for the fourth ventricular tumors in children. Methods The clinical data of 91 children with the fourth ventricle tumors, of whom, 46 (observed group) underwent the microsurgery under intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring and 45 (control group) underwent conventional microsurgery in our hospital from January, 2007 to December, 2012, were analyzed retrospectively. Results Of 46 children in the observed group, 38 underwent total resection of the tumors and 8 subtotal. Of 45 children in the control group, 37 underwent total resection of the tumors and 8 subtotal. The rate (2.2%) of aggravation of the symptoms of the original cranial nerve injury was significantly lower in the observed group than that (13.3%) in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring is helpful to reduce the brain stem injury in the children with the fourth ventricular tumors.
Keywords：TumorsThe fourth ventricleChildrenMicrosurgeryIntraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 81-83 )