title: A rare case of ventricular diverticulum in a child with occipital encephalocele.
abstract: Ventricular diverticula are dilatations of the ventricular system caused by stretching and protrusion of the ventricular wall as a result of severe chronic obstructive hydrocephalus. We report a case of lateral ventricular diverticulum arising from the occipital horn in a patient with occipital encephalocele. To the best of our knowledge, this is a first case of ventricular diverticulum in a patient with occipital encephalocele.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kanwaljeet
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*