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Inflamed Symptomatic Sellar Arachnoid Cyst: Case Report
Sellar arachnoid cysts are rare; an infected arachnoid cyst is extremely rare as only one case has been reported to date in the literature. Here, we report a patient with an infected or inflamed sellar arachnoid cyst that was successfully treated with transsphenoidal surgery (TSA). A 53-year-old female with a history of chronic sinusitis developed a headache 5 months ago, and one month before a...
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A 15-year-old female presented with primary amenorrhea and delayed onset of secondary sexual characteristics. Earlier she was operated for endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for a tense suprasellar arachnoid cyst with obstructive hydrocephalus. MRI revealed recurrence of hydrocephalus. Hormonal levels were suggestive of hypogonadism and deficiency of growth hormone. She was operated for fen...
متن کاملSurgical treatment of suprasellar arachnoid cyst.
Surgical Treatment of Suprasellar Arachnoid Cyst Dr. A. Barth, Neurochirurgische Klinik, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern (Switzerland) Dear Sir, Suprasellar arachnoid cysts often present with hydrocephalus [1, 2]. Even if hydrocephalus can usually be treated without permanent shunting devices, the best surgical approach remains presently controversial concerning the operative risks and the avoidance ...
متن کاملGiant suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with precocious puberty.
To cite: Rao K, Levy ML, Crawford JR. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014205750 DESCRIPTION A 9-year-old boy presented with a several month history of precocious puberty. Two months before presentation he began to hear his voice gradually deepen; 3 weeks before presentation he noticed increased hair growth over his axillary and genital regions. Re...
متن کاملEndonasal management of sellar arachnoid cysts: simple cyst obliteration technique.
OBJECT Symptomatic sellar arachnoid cysts (ACs) have typically been treated via the transsphenoidal route. After sellar cyst wall fenestration, some authors have advocated cyst wall resection and increasing communication between the AC and suprasellar subarachnoid space (SAS). This study is a report of the authors' experience using a simplified approach to reinforce a defective diaphragma sella...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Einstein (São Paulo)
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1679-4508,2317-6385
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019ai4269