TY - T1 - Systematic review of pineal cysts surgery in pediatric patients SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/325913 T3 - A1 - Choque-Velasquez, Joham; Colasanti, Roberto; Baluszek, Szymon; Resendiz-Nieves, Julio; Muhammad, Sajjad; Ludtka, Christopher; Hernesniemi, Juha A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - Introduction We present a consecutive case series and a systematic review of surgically treated pediatric PCs. We hypothesized that the symptomatic PC is a progressive disease with hydrocephalus at its last stage. We also propose that PC microsurgery is associated with better postoperative outcomes compared to other treatments. Methods The systematic review was conducted in PubMed and Scopus. No clinical study on pediatric PC patients was available. We performed a comprehensive evaluation of the... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Microneurosurgery; Pineal cysts; Sitting position; Supracerebellar infratentorial approach; SYMPTOMATIC GLIAL CYSTS; STEREOTAXIC MANAGEMENT; CASE SERIES; FOLLOW-UP; GLAND; LESIONS; REGION; TUMORS; PREVALENCE; DIAGNOSIS; 3112 Neurosciences; 3124 Neurology and psychiatry; 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -