Spontaneous rupture of the third ventricle in obstructive hydrocephalus: a radiographic diagnosis.
Two cases of posterior fossa tumours with spontaneous rupture of the third ventricle are presented. In the first case there was dramatic relief of symptoms of raised intracranial tension. Rupture of the supra-pineal recess was demonstrated by Conray ventriculography in both cases.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000150:complications; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging