title: [Intracranial arachnoid cyst: report of 23 cases].
abstract: Twenty-three cases of intracranial arachnoid cyst are reported. Among them 8 cases developed primarily and 15 secondarily. There are 19 male and 4 female, ages ranged 3 to 40 years. The duration of illness were one month to 32 years. There are 19 cases located supratentoriumly and 4 subtentoriumly. Most of them were situated at Sylvius fissure (13 cases). 22 cases were treated by partial resection of the cyst and different kinds of shunt operations. Short-term follow-up study showed that the results were excellent without operative death. The etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis of this disease and operative indications are discussed.
authors.forename: G X
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001099:Arachnoid; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male