NYMC Faculty Publications
Porencephalic Cyst after Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Ommaya Reservoir Placement: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author Type(s)
Faculty
Journal Title
Child's Nervous System : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
First Page
2917
Last Page
2921
Document Type
Review Article
Publication Date
9-2021
Department
Neurosurgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 13-year-old female patient was diagnosed with a tectal glioma (TG), a subgroup of astrocytoma that can result in obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to aqueductal stenosis. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is used to treat this type of hydrocephalus with a good success rate. Our institution performs ETV and Ommaya reservoir (OR) placement in these cases. The OR allows measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) access and a method for performing ventricular dye studies to evaluate third ventricular stoma (TVS) patency. In this case, a porencephalic cyst (PC) developed around the OR's ventricular catheter (OVC) two and a half months after surgery.
CONCLUSION: The PC is thought to have developed in association with TVS stoma closure and resolved after ETV revision.
Recommended Citation
Dominguez, J. F., Shah, S., Li, B., Feldstein, E., Kim, M. G., & Tobias, M. E. (2021). Porencephalic Cyst after Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Ommaya Reservoir Placement: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Child's Nervous System : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 37 (9), 2917-2921. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_fac_pubs/3191
