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.
Mitha
Alim P
AP
Division of Neurosurgery, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Wong
John H
JH
Lu
Jian-Qiang
JQ
Morrish
William F
WF
Hudon
Mark E
ME
Hu
William Y
WY
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