Endofiberscopic intracranial stereotopography and endofiberscopic neurosurgery.

The possibilities of endoscopic operative procedures in preformed and artificial intracranial and intracerebral cavities are described. Endoscopic investigations were carried out on 166 cadavers; death was due to extracranial pathology and severe brain injury. 132 patients with intracranial lesions were operated on endoscopically. An extended description of endofiberscopic intracranial topographical relationships and endofiberscopic neurosurgical approaches is given. Endoscopic stereotopography of more than 130 intracranial structures is studied.