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Cysto-atrial shunt treatment of intracranial arachnoid cysts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2642235     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Four cases of intracranial arachnoid cysts treated with cysto-atrial shunt are reported. Clinical findings, radiological evaluation and operative results are reviewed. An important role of CT diagnosis for revealing of this kind of lesion is stressed by authors. Two patients aged from 21 to 27 years had supratentorial cysts. A 12 year old boy and a man aged 26 years had cysts in the posterior fossa. All patients were treated by computerized tomography. All of them were diagnosed with cysto-atrial shunt and a standard low-pressure Cordis-Hakim valve was inserted into the cyst. Clinical improvement was observed in every patient. A follow up CT revealed that a cyst collapsed in one case. Cysto-atrial shunt procedure is recommended as a favourable and a simple method of surgical treatment of intracranial arachnoid cysts.
Authors:
A Radek; M Harat; A Maciejczak
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0044-4251     ISO Abbreviation:  Zentralbl. Neurochir.     Publication Date:  1989  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-10-19     Completed Date:  1990-10-19     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413646     Medline TA:  Zentralbl Neurochir     Country:  GERMANY, EAST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  176-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Lódź.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Arachnoiditis / radiography,  surgery*
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / instrumentation*
Child
Cysts / radiography,  surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications / radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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