title: Stereotactic cyst/ventricular-peritoneal shunting for the treatment of prepontine arachnoid cyst: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prepontine (suprasellar) arachnoid cysts are uncommon in clinical practice, so experiences in their management are limited and the best method of treatment for them remains unclear. Here we report our experience in using stereotactic cyst/ventricular-peritoneal shunting for the treatment of prepontine arachnoid cyst.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 42-year-old woman with prepontine arachnoid cyst was treated with cyst/ventricular-peritoneal shunting: the ventricular catheter was precisely inserted at a point where it could drain from the cyst and the ventricle at the same time. The postoperation CT scan showed that the cyst and the enlarged ventricle shrunk markedly. During a 1-year follow-up period, she remained symptom-free and had returned to full-time work.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stereotactic cyst/ventricular-peritoneal shunting appears to be an effective method for treating prepontine arachnoid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan 430071, PR China. zhangjie8790@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shi-Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xian-Hou
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011149:Pons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000379:methods*