Cyst-ventricle stent as primary or salvage treatment for posterior fossa arachnoid cysts.
| Autor: | Fulkerson DH; Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. dfulkers@iupui.edu, Vogel TD, Baker AA, Patel NB, Ackerman LL, Smith JL, Boaz JC |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics [J Neurosurg Pediatr] 2011 May; Vol. 7 (5), pp. 549-56. |
| DOI: | 10.3171/2011.2.PEDS10457 |
| Abstrakt: | Object: The optimal treatment of symptomatic posterior fossa arachnoid cysts is controversial. Current options include open or endoscopic resection, fenestration, or cyst-peritoneal shunt placement. There are potential drawbacks with all options. Previous authors have described stenting a cyst into the ventricular system for supratentorial lesions. The current authors have used a similar strategy for posterior fossa cysts. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective review of 79 consecutive patients (1993-2010) with surgically treated intracranial arachnoid cysts. Results: The authors identified 3 patients who underwent placement of a stent from a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst to a supratentorial ventricle. In 2 patients the stent construct consisted of a catheter placed into a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst and connecting to a lateral ventricle catheter. Both patients underwent stent placement as a salvage procedure after failure of open surgical fenestration. In the third patient a single-catheter cyst-ventricle stent was stereotactically placed. All 3 patients improved clinically. Two patients remained asymptomatic, with radiographic stability in a follow-up period of 1 and 5 years, respectively. The third patient experienced initial symptom resolution with a demonstrable reduction of intracystic pressure. However, he developed recurrent headaches after 2 years. Conclusions: Posterior fossa cyst-ventricle stenting offers the benefits of ease of surgical technique and a low morbidity rate. It may also potentially reduce the incidence of shunt-related headaches by equalizing the pressure between the posterior fossa and the supratentorial compartments. While fenestration is considered the first-line therapy for most symptomatic arachnoid cysts, the authors consider cyst-ventricle stenting to be a valuable additional strategy in treating these rare and often difficult lesions. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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