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- Title
A simulation study to investigate the use of concentric tube robots for epilepsy surgery.
- Authors
Kang, Paul H.; Looi, Thomas; Thiong'o, Grace M.; Drake, James
- Abstract
Purpose: Patients with pharmacoresistant refractory epilepsy may require epilepsy surgery to prevent future seizure occurrences. Conventional surgery consists of a large craniotomy with straight rigid tools with associated outcomes of morbidity, large tissue resections, and long post-operative recovery times. Concentric tube robots have recently been developed as a promising application to neurosurgery due to their nonlinear form and small diameter. The authors present a concept study to explore the feasibility of performing minimally invasive hemispherotomy with concentric tube robots. Methods: A model simulation was used to achieve the optimal design and surgical path planning parameters of the concentric tube robot for corpus callosotomy and temporal lobectomy. A single medial burr hole was chosen to access the lateral ventricles for both white matter disconnections. Results: The concentric tube robot was able to accurately reach the designated surgical paths on the corpus callosum and the temporal lobe. Conclusion: In a model simulation, the authors demonstrated the feasibility of performing corpus callosotomy and temporal lobectomy using concentric tube robots. Further advancements in the technology may increase the applicability of this technique for epilepsy surgery to better patient outcomes.
- Subjects
EPILEPSY surgery; SURGICAL robots; TEMPORAL lobectomy; PEDIATRIC surgery; TUBES; CORPUS callosum; TEMPORAL lobe
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2022, Vol 38, Issue 7, p1349
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-022-05449-z