Surgical indications for intracranial arachnoid cysts.
Diagnostic work-up and management of intracranial arachnoid cysts are still controversial. The authors have standardized a therapeutic protocol based on the information derived from CSF contrast flow studies. The report concerns 16 cases of intracranial arachnoid cysts treated according to their protocol.
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Institute of Neurosurgery, First Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
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Martiniello
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Bernini
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed