Congenital triventricular hydrocephalus associated with a small lipoma in the quadrigeminal plate cistern.
A case of neonatal congenital triventricular hydrocephalus due to a small intracranial lipoma in the quadrigeminal plate cistern is reported. The patient was treated by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The mechanism of obstructive hydrocephalus caused by the intracranial lipoma is discussed.
Kawamata
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
Aoki
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Sakai
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Takakura
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008067:Lipoma / Q000151:congenital*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt