Endoscopic treatment of spinal arachnoid cysts

Spinal Expanding Lesions Extradural Spinal Arachnoid Cysts

The clinical features of benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CwG) were studied retrospectively in 62 patients hospitalized (Jan 2000-March 2006) at St Mary's Hospital, Kurume City, Japan. Viral infections confirmed in 71% of fecal specimens were rotavirus in 30 patients, norovirus in 9, sapovirus in 2, adenovirus in 2, and coxsackievirus A4 in 1. Age of patients with norovirus (16.7 +...

Endoscopic Management of Posterior Fossa Arachnoid Cysts

© 2015 Egyp an Journal of Neurosurgery. All rights reserved Background: Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts cons tute 10-11% of all intracranial arachnoid cysts and are considered to be the second most common after middle fossa arachnoid cysts. Their diagnosis, indications of surgical intervention and mode of surgical management are still points of debate. Objective: We report our experience in the...

Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of spinal meningoceles and arachnoid cysts

The role of endoscopic fenestration procedures for cerebral arachnoid cysts.

Recently, endoscopic procedures have been recommended as the first surgical option for cerebral arachnoid cyst (AC). The author reports seven ACs treated endoscopically and discuss the role of endoscopic fenestration. The age of the patients ranged from two to 62 years. Three ACs were located in the posterior cranial fossa, two in the suprasellar area, one in the middle cranial fossa, and one i...

Arachnoid Cysts