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Total resection of angiographically occult vascular malformations was performed in four patients using stereotactic open-system endoscopy. The lesions were relatively small but localized deep in the brain or involving eloquent cortex. Fiber-guided YAG laser coagulation was efficient for haemostasis and no significant complication was seen in any case. Endoscopic stereotactic laser surgery by open system endoscopy is considered a safe and promising treatment for small AOVM’s located in deep or eloquent neural structures.
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Otsuki, T., Jokura, H., Nakasato, N., Yoshimoto, T. (1994). Stereotactic Endoscopic Resection of Angiographically Occult Vascular Malformations. In: Bauer, B.L., Hellwig, D. (eds) Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery II. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 61. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6908-7_17
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