2020
Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Treatment of Symptomatic Peritumoral Edema After Radiosurgery for Meningioma
Hong CS, Beckta JM, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Treatment of Symptomatic Peritumoral Edema After Radiosurgery for Meningioma. World Neurosurgery 2020, 136: 295-300. PMID: 32001396, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic peritumoral edemaPeritumoral edemaLaser interstitial thermotherapySurgical resectionGrade IOpen surgical resectionEffective therapeutic modalityViable alternative treatmentInterstitial thermotherapyExperienced resolutionCorticosteroid therapyIntraoperative biopsyRefractory casesConservative managementMost patientsLesion recurrenceMedical therapyRadiation necrosisUnderlying lesionSurgical interventionWound infectionTherapeutic modalitiesRadiosurgical treatmentAlternative treatmentFrontotemporal lesions
2019
MLTI-06. BEVACIZUMAB VERSUS SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR RADIATION NECROSIS IN PREVIOUSLY IRRADIATED BRAIN METASTASES
Hong C, Sujijantarat N, Chiang V. MLTI-06. BEVACIZUMAB VERSUS SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR RADIATION NECROSIS IN PREVIOUSLY IRRADIATED BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2019, 1: i15-i15. PMCID: PMC7213266, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz014.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLaser interstitial thermal ablationBrain metastasesRadiation necrosisOverall survivalSurgical managementSurgical interventionSingle-institution chart reviewTime of interventionInterstitial thermal ablationBevacizumab cohortGood KPSLower KPSBevacizumab therapySurgery cohortChart reviewMedical managementTrue efficacyBevacizumabComparative outcomesPatientsLesionsComparison groupThermal ablationIntervention
2018
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Study.
Xu Z, Mathieu D, Heroux F, Abbassy M, Barnett G, Mohammadi AM, Kano H, Caruso J, Shih HH, Grills IS, Lee K, Krishnan S, Kaufmann AM, Lee JYK, Alonso-Basanta M, Kerr M, Pierce J, Kondziolka D, Hess JA, Gerrard J, Chiang V, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Study. Neurosurgery 2018, 84: 499-505. PMID: 29688562, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free rateTrigeminal neuralgiaStereotactic radiosurgeryPain responsePain controlMultiple sclerosisMS-related trigeminal neuralgiaFavorable initial responseReasonable pain controlRetrospective cohort studyMedian latency periodLarge patient seriesGamma Knife CenterFacial pain responsesFacial numbnessCohort studyClinical outcomesMedical managementPatient seriesMulticenter studySurgical interventionPatientsLatency periodRisk profileInitial response