Bilateral neuroendoscopic fenestration in patients with symptomatic septum pellucidum cyst and refractory epilepsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2018.10.015
- VernacularTitle:神经内镜下双侧壁造瘘术治疗透明隔囊肿伴难治性癫痫
- Author:
Kun CHEN
1
;
Fachao XIE
;
Yuejiao SU
;
Jiaping LIN
;
Mingliang ZHANG
Author Information
1. 中山大学附属第一医院神经外科
- Keywords:
Septum pellucidum cyst;
Refractory epilepsy;
Neuroendoscopy;
Fenestration
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2018;17(10):1045-1047
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the operative efficacy of pellucid septostomy in patients with septum pellucidum cysts and refractory epilepsy.Methods Nine patients with septum pellucidurn cysts and refractory epilepsy,admitted to our hospital from January 2012 to September 2017,chosen;diagnosis by MR imaging was performed in all patients and no other obvious epilepsy lesions were noted.All patients underwent bilateral endoscopic fenestration (pellucid septostomy) by right frontal approach.Follow-up was performed for 6-72 months.Results All patients took antiepileptic regularly.No overall tonic-clonic seizure was noted in 6-72 months of follow-up.Shrunk septum pellucidum cysts were noted in MR imaging.Conclusion Patients with septum pellucidum cysts and refractory epilepsy could be cured by pellucid septostomy.
