Neuroendoscopic treatment of quadrigeminal arachnoid cyst in a two-year-old child

Autor: Lucas Alverne Freitas de Albuquerque, Igor Vilela Faquini, Hildo Azevedo-Filho, Joao Paulo Almeida, Saul Quinino, Jean Carlos de Araújo Mendes, Danilo Silva
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria. 66(3B)
ISSN: 1678-4227
Popis: Arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa represent a rare group of central nervous system lesions. Quadrigeminal cistern cysts, specifically, are unusual lesions, with only 79 cases described in the English literature1-8. Classical treatment of such lesions consists of craniectomy and fenestration of the lesion or cystoperitoneal shunting. Neuroendoscopy represents a new effective minimally invasive approach for such lesions […] Neuroendoscopic treatment of quadrigeminal arachnoid cyst in a two-year-old child
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