[Treatment of lesions in mesencephalic aqueduct and around it by neuroendoscope].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the surgical efficacy of lesions in mesencephalic aqueduct and around it with neuroendoscope.


METHODS
A total of 14 cases with lesion underwent neuroendoscope. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), excision or biopsy and mesencephalic aqueduct plasty were performed.


RESULTS
There were primary obstruction (n = 4), glioma (n = 4), intraventricular cysticercosis (n = 2), pineal cell tumor (n = 1), lymphoma (n = 1), brain abscess (n = 1) and germinoma (n = 1). Postoperative cranial computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed narrowed ventricle. The outcomes were symptomatic improvement (n = 5), no change (n = 5), worsening (n = 4) and mortality (n = 0).


CONCLUSIONS
ETV, lesion biopsy or partial lesion resection and aqueductal plasty are efficacious for the patients with lesions in mesencephalic aqueduct and around it.
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Yunbiao
Y
Xiong
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Chengyong
C
Yang
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Heng
H
Yang
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Kun
K
Liao
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Jing
J
Zhang
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Ying
Y
Wang
Department of Neurosurgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China. Email: lcx5933152@sina.com.
Chuangxi
C
Liu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044582:Neuroendoscopes; D055815:Young Adult