5-aminolevulinic acid and sodium fluorescein in IV ventricle ependymoma surgery: preliminary experience comparing the two techniques

[1] Boschi A(2019)5-ALA fluorescence on tumors different from malignant gliomas. Review of the literature and our experience J Neurosurg Sci 63 661-669

[2] Della Puppa A(2018)The utilization of fluorescein in brain tumor surgery: a systematic review J Neurosurg Sci. 62 690-703

[3] Cavallo C(2019)Fluorescein application in cranial and spinal tumors enhancing at preoperative MRI and operated with a dedicated filter on the surgical microscope: preliminary results in 279 patients enrolled in the FLUOCERTUM Prospective Study Front Surg 6 49-E371

[4] De Laurentis C(2015)Fluorescence-guided resection with 5-aminolevulinic acid of subependymomas of the fourth ventricle: report of 2 cases: technical case report Neurosurgery 11 E364-e863

[5] Vetrano IG(2019)Combined fluorescence using 5-aminolevulinic acid and fluorescein sodium at glioblastoma border: intraoperative findings and histopathologic data about 3 newly diagnosed consecutive cases World Neurosurg 122 e856-583

[6] Falco J(2017)Fluorescence imaging/agents in tumor resection Neurosurg Clin N Am 28 569-513

[7] Broggi M(1998)5-Aminolevulinic acid induced endogenous porphyrin fluorescence in 9L and C6 brain tumours and in the normal rat brain [published correction appears in Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1998:140(8):881] Acta Neurochir (Wien) 140 503-799

[8] Schiariti M(2015)Approaching a brainstem high-grade glioma (HGG) with the assistance of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) technology: a new strategy for an old surgical challenge Neurol Sci 36 797-609

[9] Falco J(2017)Fluorescein-guided resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: results from a preliminary, multicentric, retrospective study World Neurosurg 108 603-134

[10] Cavallo C(2017)Fluorescein sodium use during spinal ependymoma resection Transl Neurosci Clin 3 123-584

[1] Boschi A(2019)5-ALA fluorescence on tumors different from malignant gliomas. Review of the literature and our experience J Neurosurg Sci 63 661-669

[2] Della Puppa A(2018)The utilization of fluorescein in brain tumor surgery: a systematic review J Neurosurg Sci. 62 690-703

[3] Cavallo C(2019)Fluorescein application in cranial and spinal tumors enhancing at preoperative MRI and operated with a dedicated filter on the surgical microscope: preliminary results in 279 patients enrolled in the FLUOCERTUM Prospective Study Front Surg 6 49-E371

[4] De Laurentis C(2015)Fluorescence-guided resection with 5-aminolevulinic acid of subependymomas of the fourth ventricle: report of 2 cases: technical case report Neurosurgery 11 E364-e863

[5] Vetrano IG(2019)Combined fluorescence using 5-aminolevulinic acid and fluorescein sodium at glioblastoma border: intraoperative findings and histopathologic data about 3 newly diagnosed consecutive cases World Neurosurg 122 e856-583

[6] Falco J(2017)Fluorescence imaging/agents in tumor resection Neurosurg Clin N Am 28 569-513

[7] Broggi M(1998)5-Aminolevulinic acid induced endogenous porphyrin fluorescence in 9L and C6 brain tumours and in the normal rat brain [published correction appears in Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1998:140(8):881] Acta Neurochir (Wien) 140 503-799

[8] Schiariti M(2015)Approaching a brainstem high-grade glioma (HGG) with the assistance of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) technology: a new strategy for an old surgical challenge Neurol Sci 36 797-609

[9] Falco J(2017)Fluorescein-guided resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: results from a preliminary, multicentric, retrospective study World Neurosurg 108 603-134

[10] Cavallo C(2017)Fluorescein sodium use during spinal ependymoma resection Transl Neurosci Clin 3 123-584