Arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa: experience with 77 patients who were treated with cystoperitoneal shunting

Neurosurgery
H AraiN Takeda

Abstract

Our surgical results of middle fossa arachnoid cysts are presented, and advantages and disadvantages of cystoperitoneal shunting are discussed. Seventy-seven patients with middle fossa arachnoid cysts, including 20 cases of asymptomatic cyst, were treated by cystoperitoneal shunting. In cases associated with subdural hematoma, the cystoperitoneal shunt was preceded by irrigation of the hematoma. Follow-up periods ranged from 8 months to 16 years (mean, 7.7 yr). In all cases, postoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed subsequent expansion of the surrounding brain, concomitant with either the disappearance of or a marked decrease in the size of the cyst. Patients who initially presented with headaches, hemiparesis, choked discs, and diplopia were cured postoperatively. Head enlargement presented preoperatively did not progress after shunting. Mental retardation and behavior problems, however, remained unchanged postoperatively, even though the cyst had disappeared. One cystoperitoneal shunt became infected, and shunt malfunction developed in eight patients. Four of the eight patients presented acute signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension when the shunt malfunctioned, although the concurrent...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1979·Journal of Neurosurgery·R Murali, F Epstein
Jun 1, 1991·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·H Arai, K Sato
Jan 1, 1990·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·N AokiY Umezawa
Jan 1, 1987·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·D LocatelliS Pezzotta
Jun 1, 1986·Journal of Neurosurgery·G R HarshC B Wilson
Dec 1, 1972·Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry·Y S Bhandari
Oct 1, 1974·Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry·B Williams, A N Guthkelch
Feb 1, 1973·Radiology·P E Weinberg, R A Flom
Oct 1, 1971·Journal of Neurosurgery·N R Ghatak, G J Mushrush
Apr 1, 1984·Journal of Neurosurgery·K G GoJ Hartsuiker
Nov 1, 1982·Journal of Neurosurgery·H J HoffmanE A Armstrong
Jan 1, 1980·Neurosurgery·D C McCulloughH J Manz
Mar 1, 1981·Journal of Neurosurgery·L M AuerH Lechner
Jul 1, 1958·Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology·S P STARKMANE A LINELL

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 20, 2003·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Antonino GermanòFrancesco Tomasello
Oct 29, 2003·Neurosurgery·Michael L LevyHal Meltzer
Jan 13, 2005·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·N A Hamid, S Sgouros
Aug 31, 2007·Acta neurochirurgica·T Spansdahl, O Solheim
Jan 26, 2010·Journal of Neurosurgery·Christian A HellandKnut Wester
Sep 20, 2011·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Juan F Martínez-LageAntonio López López-Guerrero
Jan 7, 2014·Neurologia Medico-chirurgica·Naoya KidaniIsao Date
May 27, 2016·Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society·Chang Jin ShinSi On Kim
Mar 30, 2017·Neurosurgical Review·Bienvenido RosMiguel A Arráez
Aug 12, 1998·Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria·J C BritoP V da Nóbrega
Aug 31, 2013·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Chunde LiGe Jia
Oct 29, 2013·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Zarina S AliSherman C Stein
Oct 2, 2015·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Atsushi Okano, Hideki Ogiwara
Jan 6, 2019·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Chenlong YangYulun Xu
Aug 16, 2008·Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical Sciences = Hua Zhong Ke Ji Da Xue Xue Bao. Yi Xue Ying De Wen Ban = Huazhong Keji Daxue Xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen Ban·Liang ZengLing Li
Feb 28, 2003·The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry : the Official Journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry·T Horiguchi, K Takeshita
Aug 5, 2008·Journal of Neurology·Knut Wester
Jul 25, 2009·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Barbara SpaccaLorenzo Genitori
Apr 3, 2009·Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics·Leonardo Rangel-CastillaHaring J W Nauta
Feb 10, 2011·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Song-bai GuiYa-zhuo Zhang
Apr 10, 2009·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Young Seok ParkDong-Seok Kim
Nov 26, 2010·Neurosurgery·George A AlexiouNeofytos Prodromou
Aug 22, 2014·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Gökalp Silavİlhan Elmacı
May 3, 2014·Pediatric Emergency Care·Zhiyong LiuJianguo Xu
Aug 21, 2012·Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics·Bin ZhangZhenyu Ma
Jun 25, 2014·Headache·Jacob CherianRandolph W Evans
Feb 18, 2020·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Julien TinoisLaurent Riffaud
Feb 29, 2008·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Gianpiero TamburriniConcezio Di Rocco
Apr 6, 2007·Pediatric Neurosurgery·Mohamed Samy A ElhammadyJohn Ragheb
Aug 3, 2011·Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics·Michelangelo GangemiFrancesco Maiuri
Nov 8, 2012·Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society·Eun-Jung Lee, Young-Shin Ra
Mar 20, 2003·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·G TamburriniC Di Rocco
Dec 20, 2008·Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society·Joo-Chul HongSeong-Ho Kim
Aug 16, 2014·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Jung Won ChoiKyu-Chang Wang

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cardiomegaly

Cardiomegaly, known as an enlarged heart, is a multifactorial disease with different pathophysiological mechanisms. Hypertension, pregnancy, exercise-induced and idiopathic causes are some mechanisms of cardiomegaly. Discover the latest research of cardiomegaly here.

Related Papers

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chunde LiGe Jia
Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Zarina S AliSherman C Stein
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved