Stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity410 @entity146 @entity7298 @entity1283 @entity5 @entity1410 @entity10128 @entity2753
UNASSIGNED: OBJECTIVE The authors undertook this study to validate the feasibility and safety of stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation (SRT) for the surgical treatment of @entity10128 ( @entity10128 ). METHODS Of the 109 @entity1 who underwent SRT for @entity10128 ( @entity10128 ) at the authors' institution between 1997 and 2013, 16 @entity1 (9 female, 7 male) had giant HHs (maximum diameter >=  30 mm). The clinical records of these 16 @entity1 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The @entity1 ' age at first SRT ranged from 1 to 22 years (median 5 years). The maximum diameter of their HHs was 30-80 mm (mean 38.5 mm). Eleven HHs had bilateral attachments to the hypothalamus. All @entity1 had @entity410 ( @entity410 ), and 12 had types of @entity410 other than @entity410 . Some of these @entity1 also had @entity1032 (n = 10, 62.5%), @entity146 (n = 8, 50.0%), and precocious puberty (n = 11, 68.8%). A total of 22 SRT procedures were performed; 5 @entity1 underwent repeat SRT procedures. There was no mortality or permanent morbidity. After 17 of the 22 procedures, the @entity1 experienced transient complications, including high fever (n = 7), @entity7298 (n = 3), @entity2753 (n = 6), disturbance of consciousness (n = 1), @entity1283 (n = 1), and epidural @entity1410 (n = 1). Thirteen @entity1 (81.3%) achieved freedom from @entity410 after the final SRT procedure during a follow-up period ranging from 6 to 60 months (mean 23 months). Twelve @entity1 had nongelastic @entity410 in addition to @entity410 , and 7 (58.3%) of these 12 @entity1 experienced freedom from their nongelastic @entity410 . CONCLUSIONS SRT provided minimal invasiveness and excellent @entity410 outcomes even in @entity1 with giant HHs. Repeat SRT is safe for residual @entity410 . SRT is a feasible single surgical strategy for @entity10128 regardless of the @entity5 's size or shape.
