Improved Availability of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of Malignant Brain Tumors: A Headlamp-Loupe System Combined With Generic 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Replaces the Microscope—A Monocentric Feasibility Study
Our center changed the practice of FGS by switching from microscopes to loupes. The reported experience might have an important impact on the general use and availability of FGS, as the HLLS and the in-house preparation of 5-aminolevulinic acid come at a fraction of the costs of the commonly practiced approach.
Authors
- Marion Rapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-244X)
- Sebastian Jeising (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2130-7082)
- Franziska Staub‐Bartelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-566X)
- Michael Sabel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1485-7820)
- Julia Steinmann
- Jonas Tödter
- David Pauck
Institutions
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123967
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.25