Experience on surgical treatment of itracranial arachnoid cyst
- VernacularTitle:颅内蛛网膜囊肿外科治疗体会
- Author:
Hua SHEN
;
Handong WANG
;
Liang QIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intracranial arachnoid cyst;
Surgical indication;
Operative technique
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2003;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate surgical indications and operative techniques of intracranial arachnoid cysts(IAC). Methods:Thirty patients with IAC treated in Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command were analyzed retrospectively.Cyst wall removal and communicated cyst with adjacent cistern or subarachnoid space was performed in 18 patients,cyst-peritoneal shunt in 8 patients,simple resection in 4 patients. Results: Follow-up CT scans after surgery showed that all cysts disappear or shrinked.Conclusion: Cyst-peritoneal shunt was indicated in recurrent cysts after resection,senile patients and infants.Microsurgery resection of the cyst is preferred in majority of the patients,removal of the cyst wall and communicating the cyst with arachnoid cistern were key procedures for preventing relapse.
