{"id":"4d64d465-2ee3-410e-9ede-b4dc4e0d0d52","slug":"short-term-outcomes-of-endoscopic-evacuation-of-supratentorial-spontaneous-intracerebral-hematoma-early-experience-from-developing-country","title":"Short-term outcomes of endoscopic evacuation of supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral hematoma: Early experience from developing country","authors":["Mohammad Elbaroody","Mohamed Adel Ghoneim","Ahmed El Fiki","Hesham Hozayen","Wael El-Mahdy"],"abstract":"Background: Minimally invasive endoscopic hematoma evacuation is a promising treatment option for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). However, the technique still needs improvement. Methods: We report our early clinical experience of using this technique to evacuate supratentorial spontaneous intracerebral hematomas and evaluate its short-term outcomes. Results: The study included 15 patients, basal ganglia hematoma was the most common location 62.5%, mean preoperative hematoma volume was 61.07 cc, mean ICH score was 3, and mean rate of hematoma evacuation was 89.27%. Factors that could be related to mortality were Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) on admission (P = 0.001), ICH score (P = 0.004); postoperative GCS (P P = 0.006); intraventricular extension (P = 0.001), and rate of evacuation (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Endoscopic technique is a safe surgical option for evacuation of spontaneous supratentorial ICH. This minimally invasive technique could be helpful to provide better short-term outcomes for selected patients. However, in our experience, this minimally invasive technique did not change the outcome for cases presented with poor GCS on admission 4/15. Our results warrant a future prospective, randomized, controlled efficacy trial.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4d64d465-2ee3-410e-9ede-b4dc4e0d0d52/featured/hero-1781562290808.png","publishDate":"2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_118_2021","categories":["Neuroendoscopy","Original Article"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/4d64d465-2ee3-410e-9ede-b4dc4e0d0d52/pdf"}