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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Acromegaly [PDF]

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2012
Acromegaly is debilitating disease occasionally refractory to surgical and medical treatment. Stereotactic radiosurgery, and in particular Gamma Knife surgery (GKS), has proven to be an effective noninvasive adjunct to traditional treatments, leading to ...
John D. Rolston, Lewis S. Blevins
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GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY

Romanian Neurosurgery
Purpose In the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinomas, a multimodal approach is always needed. The present study attempts to show the necessity and role of Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the treatment of this kind of tumors.   Material and Methods In this retrospective study, 34 patients were included. All had been previously treated with
Radu Daniel Perin, Fery Stoica, Daniela Neamtu   +2 more
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Is gamma knife radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas with carotid artery encasement supported by efficacy and safety outcomes?

Precision Radiation Oncology, 2021
Clinical outcomes were reviewed in 30 patients treated by gamma knife radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas with carotid artery encasement (SKBM‐CAE). The overall clinical improvement rate after treatment was 46%.
Federico L. Ampil, Anthony H. Sin, Donald R. Smith   +2 more
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Different treatment methods and prognostic analysis of cerebral arteriovenous malformation in children

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023
Objective To investigate the optimal clinical therapy effects and prognostic factors of cerebral arteriovenous malformation (CAVM) in children following different treatment methods.
HAN Guo-qing, PU Ke, HUANG Zhi-fa, SHANG Yan-guo, LI Qing-guo   +4 more
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Depressed Skull Fracture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Rare Complication after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Frame Fixation

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a widely used minimally invasive alternative procedure to the traditional microsurgery with negligible major procedure-related complications.
Subhashree Hari, Alay Khandhar, Ketan Desai   +2 more
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Dose-staged Gamma Knife radiosurgery for meningiomas: A retrospective study in a single center

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
ObjectiveThis study aimed to study the efficiency and safety of a dose-staged Gamma Knife radiosurgery strategy for large meningiomas or meningiomas close to important nerve structures.MethodsThis study evaluates the outcome of a prospectively accrued ...
Xiu Gong, Jianbo Ding, Jianbo Ding, Jonathan P. S. Knisely, Enmin Wang, Li Pan, Binjiang Wang, Nan Zhang, Hanfeng Wu, Hanfeng Wu, Jiazhong Dai, Tonggang Yu, Tonggang Yu, Xuqun Tang, Xuqun Tang   +14 more
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Confronting ethical challenges and guideline deviations in neuro-oncological radiosurgery

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has transformed neurooncological care through its precision, minimally invasive nature. SRS involves multiple, convergent beams of high energy gamma rays, X-rays, or protons at a precisely defined treatment area.
Mustafa Mushtaq Hussain, Amjad Ali Qureshi, Tahir Shahab, Jawad Ahmed, Rashid Jooma, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim   +5 more
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Association of Pathology Markers with Somatostatin Analogue Responsiveness in Acromegaly

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Background. Somatotroph adenomas (SAs) exhibit a variable responsiveness to somatostatin analogue (SS-a) treatment, a process that is not well understood.
George Kontogeorgos, Vyron Markussis, Eleni Thodou, Efi Kyrodimou, Theodossia Choreftaki, Panagiotis Nomikos, Kostas I. Lampropoulos, Stylianos Tsagarakis   +7 more
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Gamma knife radiosurgery in patients with Cushing's Disease: Is it a curative option?

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Background The first line of treatment of Cushing’s disease (CD) is surgery. However, surgical resection is not amenable in all cases and the role of radiosurgical management of residual tumors or upfront treatment has been reported. Our study highlights
Ignatius N. Esene, Tarek Elserry, Hesham Radwan, Ahmad Mohammed Elsabaa   +3 more
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Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment Outcomes Following Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery

International Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic pain condition causing lancinating pain in the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) is a surgical option for TN refractory to medical therapy ...
Abbas Jarrahi, Rebecca Cantrell, Cynthia Norris, Krishnan Dhandapani, John Barrett, John Vender   +5 more
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