Arachnoid cysts in children - potentials of neuroendoscopic treatment

Novák,  Zdeněk; Chrastina,  Jan; Říha,  Ivo; Vaníček,  Jiří; Feitová, Věra

Arachnoid cysts in children - potentials of neuroendoscopic treatment

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Authors	NOVÁK Zdeněk CHRASTINA Jan ŘÍHA Ivo VANÍČEK Jiří FEITOVÁ Věra
Year of publication	2012
Type	Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit	Central European Institute of Technology
Citation	NOVÁK, Zdeněk, Jan CHRASTINA, Ivo ŘÍHA, Jiří VANÍČEK and Věra FEITOVÁ. Arachnoid cysts in children - potentials of neuroendoscopic treatment. In 18 - th Mediterranean Meeting of Child Neurology in conjunction with the 5-th Fred J.Epstein International Symposium on New Horizont in Pediatric Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurofibromatosis. Dead Sea, Israel, March 18-22, 2012. 2012.
Description	Cyst resection and fenestration from open craniotomy, cystoperitoneal shunt implantation and neuroendoscopic cyst fenestration are treatment possibilities available for arachnoid cysts. Minimally invasive nature of neuroendoscopic cyst fenestration under direct vision with no need for foreign material implantation favours the use of neuroendoscopy. Minimal invasiveness of neuroendoscopy is further potentiated by stereotactic frame or neuronavigation systems. The aim of the paper is to present the experience with neuroendoscopic treatment of children with arachnoid cysts.
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