1.Treatment of Syringomyelia due to Chiari Type I Malformation with Syringo-Subarachnoid-Peritoneal Shunt.
Akin AKAKIN ; Baran YILMAZ ; Murat Sakir EKSI ; Turker KILIC
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2015;57(4):311-313
Chiari type I malformation is a tonsillar herniation more than 3 mm from the level of foramen magnum, with or without concurrent syringomyelia. Different surgical treatments have been developed for syringomyelia secondary to Chiari's malformations: craniovertebral decompression with or without plugging of the obex, syringo-subarachnoid, syringo-peritoneal, and theco-peritoneal shunt placement. Shunt placement procedures are useful for neurologically symptomatic large-sized syrinx. In this paper, authors define the first successful treatment of a patient with syringomyelia due to Chiari type I malformation using a pre-defined new technique of syringo-subarachnoid-peritoneal shunt with T-tube system.
Decompression
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Encephalocele
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Foramen Magnum
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Humans
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Syringomyelia*
2.Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis.
Akın AKAKIN ; Baran YILMAZ ; Murat Sakir EKŞI ; Ozlem YAPICIER ; Türker KILIÇ
Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2016;59(Suppl 1):S96-S98
Wilms' tumor is the most common malignant renal tumor in childhood. The brain metastasis of a Wilms' tumor with anaplastic histopathology is rare. We present the case of an 8-year-old girl with Wilms' tumor, who presented with multiple brain metastases 5 years after her primary diagnosis. The brain masses were diagnosed after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure attack. The big solid mass in the cerebellum was resected, and whole-brain radiotherapy was performed, after which, she succumbed to her disease. In the case of clinical suspicion, cranial surveillance should be included in the routine clinical work-up for Wilms' tumor. Combined aggressive therapy (surgery+radiotherapy+chemotherapy) should be applied whenever possible, for both better survival and palliative aspects.
Brain*
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Cerebellum
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Child
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Diagnosis
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Drug Therapy
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Female
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Glycogen Storage Disease Type VI
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Humans
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Neoplasm Metastasis*
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Radiotherapy
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Seizures
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Wilms Tumor*