Open AccessIntraventricular cysticercal cyst
Author(s) -
Amit Agrawal,
G. Malleswara Rao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.135297
Subject(s) - cysticercosis , obstructive hydrocephalus , cyst , neurocysticercosis , medicine , hydrocephalus , cerebrospinal fluid , cerebral ventricle , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology
Due to the risk of acute obstructive hydrocephalus and mortality, intraventricular cysticercosis has been considered as a potentially life-threaten-ing emergency that needs an early diagnosis and urgent intervention. In the present article, we discuss the imaging findings in a case of intraventricular cysticercal cyst. Surgical removal of ventricular cysts and establishment of the normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pathway is the mainstay of treatment, which can be best achieved by neuroendoscopy