title: [Endoscopic fenestration as a treatment for asymmetrical hydrocephalus due to obstruction of the foramen of Monro].
abstract: Unilateral dilatation of the lateral ventricle is a rare condition. The most common causes are tumors of the lateral ventricles or in the area of the third ventricle, acute or chronic inflammatory gliosis, cysticercosis or congenital atresia of the foramen of Monro. We report a case of asymmetrical dilatation of the lateral ventricle in an adult patient presenting with a raised intracranial pressure syndrome caused by narrowing of the foramen of Monro which was occluded by a thin membrane. The patient underwent successful endoscopic fenestration of the Foramen of Monro.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital de Leon.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Javier-Fernández
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: García-Cosamalón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Viñuela
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Ibañez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mostaza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heres
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ortega
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Fenestración endoscópica como tratamiento de la hidrocefalia asimétrica por obstrucción del foramen de Monro.