Endoscopic, single-catheter treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome hydrocephalus: technical case report and review of treatment options.
Optimal treatment for hydrocephalus related to Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) remains elusive. Patients with DWS-related hydrocephalus often require combinations of shunting systems to effectively drain both the supratentorial ventricles and posterior fossa cyst. We describe an endoscopic technique, whereby a frontally placed, single-catheter shunting system effectively drained the supratentorial and infratentorial compartments. This reduces the complexity and potential risk associated with the combined shunting systems required by so many with DWS-related hydrocephalus.
Sikorski
Christian W
CW
University of Chicago Children's Hospital, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Curry
Daniel J
DJ
D002404:Catheterization; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D044583:Neuroendoscopy; D038361:Neuronavigation