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Symptomatic, expansive middle cranial fossa arachnoid cyst treated by a cysto‐peritoneal shunt Case report and evaluation of treatment options
Author(s) -
Romner B.,
Egge A.,
Trumpy J. H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb01668.x
Subject(s) - medicine , headaches , surgery , nausea , shunt (medical) , middle cranial fossa , cyst , shunting , vomiting , expansive , arachnoid cyst , materials science , compressive strength , composite material
We report a symptomatic space‐occupying arachnoid cyst in a 16‐year‐old boy. During the last two years, he was frequently absent from school because of headaches. Due to symptoms of nausea, fever and headache the patient was primarily referred to a surgical unit, where appendectomy was performed, revealing a normal appendix. Postoperatively, the patient complained of severe headache. Computed tomography (CT) of the head demonstrated a large left‐sided middle cranial fossa arachnoid cyst. The patient was operated with insertion of a cysto‐peritoneal shunt. A total regress of the clinical symptoms was seen at follow‐up examination 3 months after shunting.