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Ari G. Chacko

Professor of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Verified email at cmcvellore.ac.in
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Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults

…, R Govindaraj, AG Chacko… - Cochrane database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is treated with radiotherapy,
corticosteroids, and surgery, but there is uncertainty regarding their comparative effects…

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management for large vestibular schwannomas: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base …

…, G Cossu, MJ Link, PH Roche, AG Chacko… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Background and objective The optimal management of large vestibular schwannomas
continues to be debated. We constituted a task force comprising the members of the EANS skull …

Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section

…, M Bruneau, T Meling, K Schaller, AG Chacko… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Background and objective Craniopharyngiomas are locally aggressive neuroepithelial
tumors infiltrating nearby critical neurovascular structures. The majority of published surgical …

The current role of transcranial surgery in the management of pituitary adenomas

…, K Prabhu, SE Mani, G Chacko, AG Chacko - Pituitary, 2013 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the use of a transcranial (TC)
approach in pituitary adenomas and suggest a decision-making tree for the surgical strategy. …

Pediatric tumors of the central nervous system: a retrospective study of 1,043 cases from a tertiary care center in South India

…, AG Chacko, V Rajshekhar, G Chacko - Child's Nervous …, 2011 - Springer
Objective The objective of this study is to describe the age, sex, location, and histopathology
of pediatric tumors of the central nervous system diagnosed at a tertiary care center in South …

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor arising in the setting of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

G Chacko, AG Chacko, CP Dunham, AR Judkins… - Journal of neuro …, 2007 - Springer
We present a case of a 23-year-old man with a tumor containing glial and rhabdoid elements
where the former had features of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) and the latter …

The transpedicular approach in the management of thoracic spine tuberculosis: a short-term follow up study

AG Chacko, RK Moorthy, MJ Chandy - Spine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective descriptive assessment of the clinical and radiologic outcomes
of 11 patients who underwent transpedicular decompression for thoracic spine tuberculosis…

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of anterior clinoidal meningiomas: consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section

…, I Zazpe, A Sufianov, ME Sughrue, AG Chacko… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Background The optimal management of clinoidal meningiomas (CMs) continues to be
debated. Methods We constituted a task force comprising the members of the EANS skull base …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: meta-analysis and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section

…, M Bruneau, TR Meling, M Berhouma, AG Chacko… - Brain and spine, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The optimal surgical treatment for giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumors(GPitNETs)
is debated. Research question The aim of this paper is to optimize the surgical …

Incidence, predictors and early post-operative course of diabetes insipidus in paediatric craniopharygioma: a comparison with adults

…, KS Jacob, G Chacko, M Joseph, AG Chacko - Child's Nervous …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to determine the incidence, predictors, early post-operative course
of diabetes insipidus (DI) in paediatric craniopharyngiomas(CP) and compare the findings …