Open AccessY-shaped shunt for the treatment of Dandy-Walker malformation combined with giant arachnoid cysts: A case report
Author(s) -
Zhiqiang Dong,
Yang Jia,
Zhenshan Gao,
Li Qiao,
Liang Niu,
Qiang Yang,
Yawen Pan,
Qiang Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2275
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hydrocephalus , shunt (medical) , foramen , intracranial pressure , differential diagnosis , fourth ventricle , vomiting , pathology
Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) was first reported in 1914. In this case report, a pediatric case was complicated with giant and isolated arachnoid cysts in the right cerebellar hemisphere along with the typical DWM.