Total removal of a parasagittal meningioma of the posterior third of the sagittal sinus and its repair by autogenous vein graft. Case report.
Total removal is reported of a parasaggital meningioma that invaded the lateral wall and lateral recess of the posterior third of the superior sagittal sinus. The operation was performed by using a silicone rubber non-collapsible tube with an inflatable balloon cuff at each end for the bypass of the sinus blood, and entailed repair of the defect in the sinus wall by a saphenous vein graft. The clinical results and angiographic findings are presented.
D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous