title: Idiopathic bilateral stenosis of the foramina of Monro treated using endoscopic foraminoplasty and septostomy.
abstract: Hydrocephalus caused by stenosis of the foramen of Monro is rare. The authors describe a 28-year-old female patient with bilateral foraminal stenosis treated using endoscopic septostomy and unilateral foraminal balloon plasty (foraminoplasty). The patient's hydrocephalus and symptoms resolved postoperatively. Endoscopic strategies may be employed as first-line therapy in this condition.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. kalhorn@gmail.com
authors: Stephen P
authors: SP
authors: Kalhorn
authors: Russell G
authors: RG
authors: Strom
authors: David H
authors: DH
authors: Harter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods*