A novel technique with polypropylene endoport for minimally invasive, microscopic evacuation of intracerebral hemorrhage: illustrative case

Abstract

BACKGROUND Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is a neurological condition with high rates of morbidity and mortality, which is treated by various surgical techniques that seek minimal parenchymal distortion and maximum evacuation of the hematoma. OBSERVATIONS The advancement of technology has allowed the development of minimally invasive techniques, but the high cost of its equipment is a limitation for its practice in developing countries or third world countries. A new technique called MEP-BA by its acronym in Spanish (microscope, polypropylene endoport and Foley catheter, bipolar forceps and aspiration) is presented, which seeks optimal results with low-cost materials through a polypropylene endoport with a sterile disposable syringe and Foley catheter, allowing the creation of transcortical or transsulcal corridors for the total evacuation of the hematoma. LESSONS The neurosurgeon must be a creator and innovator of neurosurgical techniques and equipment that allow procedures to be reproducible worldwide. The MEP-BA technique provides low-cost access through which it allows the use of aspiration and coagulation devices, minimizing brain damage and maximizing the safety and efficacy of intracerebral hematoma evacuation.