Decrease in size of intrathoracic meningocele following insertion of a ventriculo-venous shunt.
A case of spontaneous disappearance of an intrathoracic meningocele following insertion of a ventriculo-venous shunt is reported. The shunt was performed for treatment of hydrocephalus secondary to Arnold-Chiari malformation. The intrathoracic meningocele reappeared when the shunt obstructed and decreased in size when the obstruction was relieved.
D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000601:surgery*