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Endoscopic Treatment of Mesencephalic Ependymal Cysts: Technical Case Report

Axel PerneczkyErik Van LindertNikolai J. Hopf

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AdultMicrosurgerymedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentCentral nervous system diseaseMesencephalonEpendymaHumansMedicineRetrospective StudiesBrain DiseasesCystsbusiness.industryEndoscopyMiddle AgedMicrosurgerymedicine.diseaseEndoscopic ProcedureSurgerySurgical morbidityTreatment OutcomeNeuroendoscopyFemaleSurgeryNeurology (clinical)FenestrationbusinessClinical recordEndoscopic treatmentFollow-Up Studies

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of different neuroendoscopic surgical procedures for the treatment of mesencephalic ependymal cysts. METHODS: The clinical records of five patients treated for symptomatic mesencephalic ependymal cysts were retrospectively studied. Two patients had been operated on using an endoscope-assisted microsurgical technique and three patients using a pure endoscopic procedure. RESULTS: Adequate fenestration of the cysts was achieved in all of the patients. Two of the patients were symptom-free, and the other three had improved significantly after a mean follow-up duration of 14 months. There was no surgical morbidity. CONCLUSION: Mesencephalic ependymal cysts can be treated adequately, resulting in a low morbidity rate, using neuroendoscopy or endoscope-assisted microsurgery. This specific surgical technique is presented.

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1998-11-05Neurosurgery
https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199811000-00135