| Literature DB >> 33442758 |
Jose F Dominguez1, Smit Shah2, Boyi Li3, Eric Feldstein3, Michael G Kim4, Michael E Tobias4.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 13-year-old female patient was diagnosed with a tectal glioma (TG), a subgroup of astrocytoma that can result in obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to aqueductal stenosis. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is used to treat this type of hydrocephalus with a good success rate. Our institution performs ETV and Ommaya reservoir (OR) placement in these cases. The OR allows measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) access and a method for performing ventricular dye studies to evaluate third ventricular stoma (TVS) patency. In this case, a porencephalic cyst (PC) developed around the OR's ventricular catheter (OVC) two and a half months after surgery.Entities:
Keywords: Aqueductal stenosis; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Ommaya reservoir; Porencephalic cyst; Tectal glioma
Year: 2021 PMID: 33442758 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05042-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Childs Nerv Syst ISSN: 0256-7040 Impact factor: 1.475