This was a (b)(6) patient with a history of seizures and a astrocytoma.The patient was having laser interstitial thermal therapy procedure on her astrocytoma.She was taken to the siemens realtime mir for the procedure which was performed without complication.The complication occurred when the laser probe was being removed.During the completion of the ablation procedure, the laser tip was withdrawn from the cranium bolt and it was noticed that the laser crystal, or stylus, was not attached to the wand.It was necessary for the patient to be taken to the operating room and the burr hole enlarged to remove the stylus.The patient went home the following day and post op follow up was very positive.There were no complications with the second operating room visit to retrieve the stylus.
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