Are there effective alternatives to surgery for the treatment of symptomatic brainstem cavernous malformation?

World Neurosurg. 2015 Mar;83(3):313-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.03.018. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Authors

Francesco Acerbi¹, Emanuele La Corte¹, Ludovico D'Incerti², Paolo Ferroli³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24636937
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.03.018

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Keywords: Brainstem cavernous malformations; Hemorrhage; Microsurgery; Radiosurgery.

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MeSH terms

Brain Stem / surgery*
Female
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / surgery*
Humans
Male
Microsurgery / methods*
Radiosurgery / methods*