Endoscopic Treatment for Quadrigeminal Cistern Arachnoid Cyst

  • Ishii Teruyuki
    Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Nakagomi Tadayoshi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Nagashima Hiroshi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Ohwaki Kazuhiro
    Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Yamada Shokou
    University Hospital, Mizonokuchi, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Aoki Makoto
    University Hospital, Mizonokuchi, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Nakayama Hitoshi
    University Hospital, Mizonokuchi, Teikyo University School of Medicine
  • Tamura Akira
    Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine

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  • 四丘体部クモ膜嚢胞の1例 : 神経内視鏡手術の検討

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Arachnoid cysts of the quadrigeminal cistern have been managed by craniotomy with cyst fenestration and cystoperitoneal shunting and ventriculoperitoneal shunting. A 6-year-old girl with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure was treated by endoscopic cyst opening. Third ventriculostomy was performed simultaneously. The postoperative course was excellent. Obstructive hydrocephalus caused by arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern seems a good indication for endoscopic surgery. Neuroendoscopic management of arachnoid cysts of quadrigeminal cistern is described.

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