Communicating hydrocephalus after endovascular coiling of unruptured aneurysms: report of 2 cases.
To the authors' knowledge, only 1 case of communicating hydrocephalus after endovascular coiling of unruptured brain aneurysms has been reported previously. Here, they report on 2 such cases of delayed communicating hydrocephalus after treatment with hydrogel-coated coils and offer the first histopathological evidence of foreign material, presumably related to the coils, as the cause of hydrocephalus.
Division of Neurosurgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Alim P
AP
Mitha
John H
JH
Wong
Jian-Qiang
JQ
Lu
William F
WF
Morrish
Mark E
ME
Hudon
William Y
WY
Hu
D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000009:adverse effects; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000009:adverse effects; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate