title: Endoscopic management of intraventricular neurocysticercosis.
abstract: Surgical management is the only option for patients presenting with acute hydrocephalus caused by intraventricular neurocysticercosis. Although various modalities have been described, endoscopic excision is becoming increasingly popular. The outcomes for 22 patients with intraventricular neurocysticercal cysts with hydrocephalus managed endoscopically are presented. Complete excision of cysts (fourth ventricle, 14; lateral ventricle, 4; third ventricle, 3; both lateral and third ventricles, 1) was performed in all patients. Internal procedures for cerebrospinal fluid diversion were performed in 20 patients. There were minimal perioperative complications, all patients were relieved of raised intracranial pressure and no patient has required shunting to date. Mean follow-up duration was 20.7 months. Follow-up imaging showed the absence of residual cysts and resolution of hydrocephalus in all patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India.
authors.forename: Rohit Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Faiz Uddin
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Ananth Kesav
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Vellimana
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: P Sarat
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Rajinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Bhawani Shankar
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods