title: Surgical indications for intracranial arachnoid cysts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, First Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Punzo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conforti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martiniello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scuotto
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Bernini
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cioffi
mesh_terms: 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