A case of Dandy Walker cyst with porencephaly.
A 27-year-old gravida two para one mother delivered a term male baby by caesarean section. The baby was referred for enlarged head. This neonate with large head was found to have Porencephalic cyst with dilated Triventricular system. There was a posterior fossa cyst communicating with fourth ventricle. A diagnosis of Dandy Walker Cyst with Porencephaly was made. Ventriculo-Peritoneal shunt was done on the ninth day of life. The baby had an uneventful postoperative period and was subsequently discharged.
Ramasamy
S P
SP
Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan.
Chandrasekaran
S
S
Jayakumar
C R
CR
Mallick
A S
AS
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014696:Ventriculostomy