title: Spontaneous ventriculo-cisternostomy.
abstract: A case in which obstructive hydrocephalus was relieved by spontaneous ventriculo-cisternostomy is presented and the pertinent literature reviewed. Management of acquired obstructive hydrocephalus by percutaneous stereotactic or endoscopic third ventriculo-cisternostomy is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002946:Cisterna Magna / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000473:pathology*; D007223:Infant; D009781:Occultism; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous