Progressive symptomatic increase in the size of choroidal fissure cysts.
Cysts of the choroidal fissure are often incidentally identified. Symptoms from such cysts appear to be exceedingly rare. Herein, the authors report a case series of symptomatic enlargement of choroidal fissure cysts that were surgically treated. Although cysts of the choroidal fissure do not normally become symptomatic, the neurosurgeon should be aware of such a complication. Based on the authors' experience, surgical fenestration of such cysts has good long-term results.
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
R Shane
RS
Tubbs
Mitchel
M
Muhleman
Samuel G
SG
McClugage
Marios
M
Loukas
Joseph H
JH
Miller
Joshua J
JJ
Chern
Curtis J
CJ
Rozzelle
W Jerry
WJ
Oakes
Aaron A
AA
Cohen-Gadol
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D020547:Lateral Ventricles; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome