[A case of the lateral ventricle lesion mimicking arachnoid cyst treated by neuroendoscopic surgery].
A 12-year-old female suffered from intermittent headache with nausea. Neuroradiologic studies demonstrated a cystic lesion in the right trigone with content like cerebrospinal fluid. The right inferior horn was isolated and increased in size. Eodoscopic fenestration was attempted using a flexible fiberscope via the inferior horn. Postoperative magnetic resonance image revealed shrinkage of the cyst and reduced size of the right inferior horn. Intermittent headache dissapeared. Neuroendoscopic treatment is a less invasive and effective therapy for intraventricular arachnoid cyst as well that in the other intracranial lesion.
Murakami
Kensuke
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-tsukurimichi, Aomori-City, Aomori 030-8553, Japan. kensuke@green.ocn.ne.jp
Matsumoto
Kenji
K
Tomita
Takahiro
T
Takahashi
Noboru
N
Nishijima
Michiharu
M
D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D044583:Neuroendoscopy