Endoscopic-assisted surgery versus microsurgery for pineal region tumors: a single-center retrospective study

Pineal region tumors are extremely deep-seated and surgically challenging. The exposure and visualization obtained by microscopic surgery are relatively limiting. The application of high-definition endoscopes has recently provided neurosurgeons with a much more magnified and clearer view of the anatomy in the pineal region. The present study was performed to compare endoscopic-assisted surgery (ES) with microsurgery (MS) for pineal region...