Open AccessAcquired Intraventricular Arachnoid Cyst of the Third Ventricle -Case Report-
Author(s) -
Masato Shiba,
Masatoshi Muramatsu,
Katsuhiro Tanaka,
Kotaro Hori,
Seiji Hatazaki,
Waro Taki
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
neurologia medico-chirurgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.788
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1349-8029
pISSN - 0470-8105
DOI - 10.2176/nmc.50.509
Subject(s) - third ventricle , medicine , colloid cyst , hydrocephalus , arachnoid cyst , shunting , fenestration , endoscopic third ventriculostomy , cyst , surgery , intraventricular hemorrhage , ventricle , cerebral ventricle , fourth ventricle , anatomy , cardiology , biology , pregnancy , genetics , gestational age
A 35-year-old male showed slow progression of dilation of the lateral ventricles and third ventricle. He had undergone surgery for third ventricular colloid cyst and ventriculoperitoneal shunting when he was 3 years old. Computed tomography revealed progression of triventricular dilation. He underwent endoscopic fenestration of the arachnoid cyst and endoscopic third ventriculostomy. The postoperative course was good. Arachnoid cysts within the third ventricle are rare. Endoscopic treatment of an arachnoid cyst within the third ventricle is less invasive and effective for arachnoid cysts within the third ventricle associated with hydrocephalus.