title: Bilateral middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts.
abstract: A rare case of bilateral arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa in a child successfully treated by partial excision of their walls is reported. Patients with bilateral arachnoid cysts are usually severely disabled, presumably due to primary dysgenesis of the operculum; however, in our case no primary dysgenesis was noted and the operative result was excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuwayama
mesh_terms: D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed