Ventriculocystostomy and endoscopic third ventriculostomy/shunt placement in the management of hydrocephalus secondary to giant retrocerebellar cysts in infancy.
Hydrocephalus secondary to giant retrocerebellar cysts in infancy is a challenging condition and many treatment options exist. The authors report on 3 consecutive cases involving infants under the age of 6 months treated successfully with ventriculocystostomy in combination with direct hydrocephalus treatment (endoscopic third ventriculostomy or shunt placement). They describe the operative procedure, the surgical morbidity, and outcome in each case and review the literature regarding surgical approaches to this condition.
King
James A J
JA
Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Auguste
Kurtis I
KI
Halliday
William
W
Drake
James M
JM
Kulkarni
Abhaya V
AV
D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000601:surgery*; D014696:Ventriculostomy