Open AccessMinimally Invasive Bilateral Anterior Cingulotomy via Open Minicraniotomy Using a Novel Multiport Cisternoscope: A Cadaveric Demonstration
Author(s) -
Sunil Manjila,
Benoît Rosa,
Margherita Mencattelli,
Pierre E. Dupont
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
operative neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2332-4260
pISSN - 2332-4252
DOI - 10.1093/ons/opy083
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscope , cadaveric spasm , magnetic resonance imaging , endoscopy , coronal plane , stereotactic surgery , surgery , anatomy , radiology
Bilateral anterior cingulotomy has been used to treat chronic pain, obsessive compulsive disorder, and addictions. Lesioning of the target area is typically performed using bilateral stereotactic electrode placement and target ablation, which involves transparenchymal access through both hemispheres.