Neuroendoscopy: How We Got Here

Umberto Tosi; Sergio W Guadix; Alan R Cohen; Mark M Souweidane

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.124

Neuroendoscopy: How We Got Here

World Neurosurg. 2023 Oct:178:298-304. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.124.

Authors

Umberto Tosi¹, Sergio W Guadix¹, Alan R Cohen², Mark M Souweidane³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ Department of Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: mmsouwei@med.cornell.edu.

PMID: 37803685
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.124

Abstract

From its inception in ancient Egyptian rituals, neuroendoscopy always promised a minimally invasive route to the cerebrum. Early visionaries, however, hit the proverbial wall of technical development until the 20th century, when new technologies allowed for light to be transmitted across a tube for visualization of intracranial structures. Despite a hiccupping start, with surgical microscopy hampering initial excitement, the development and transformation of neuroendoscopy continued, and today it is a widespread and reliable surgical option for the treatment of numerous varied and complex pathologies.

Keywords: Evolution; Neuroendoscopy; Third ventricle endoscopy.

MeSH terms

Egypt
Head
Humans
Neuroendoscopy* / history