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Acute distortion of the anatomy of the third ventricle during third ventriculostomy. Report of four cases.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11892634     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors report on four third ventriculostomy procedures in which upward ballooning of the third ventricular floor occurred immediately after perforation of the floor and withdrawal of a Fogarty catheter. The floor herniated into the third ventricle, hindering the endoscopic view. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a similar anatomy in all four cases, consisting of hydrocephalus, extreme dilation of the third ventricle, and disappearance of the interpeduncular cistern due to a very thin, membranous floor of the third ventricle, which herniated downward, draping over the basilar artery. The authors suggest that excessive rinsing in combination with this anatomical configuration provoked the phenomenon of upward ballooning of the third ventricular floor, which is described in this report.
Authors:
Jasper van Aalst; Emile A M Beuls; Ferenc A van Nie; Johan S H Vles; Erwin M J Cornips
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurosurgery     Volume:  96     ISSN:  0022-3085     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosurg.     Publication Date:  2002 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-03-08     Completed Date:  2002-03-29     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0253357     Medline TA:  J Neurosurg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  597-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, The Netherlands. jaspervanaalst@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Endoscopy*
Hernia / diagnosis,  pathology
Humans
Hydrocephalus / diagnosis,  surgery*
Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis*,  pathology
Male
Risk Factors
Third Ventricle / pathology,  surgery*
Ventriculostomy*

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