colloid cysts/seizures

When deciding on a surgical route to reach subcortical brain tumors and colloid cysts, many surgeons advocate the use of transcallosal, transsulcal, or skull base approaches over transcortical approaches due to a high reported incidence of postoperative seizures. We have retrospectively analyzed all

Colloid cysts of the third ventricle of brain comprise 1-2% of all intracranial tumonrs [1]. They are increasingly being discovered incidentally, often in patients complaining of headache [2]. We came across two such cases in a large tertiary care service hospital in the past 20 years. Second case

BACKGROUND Colloid cysts are typically located in the region of the anterior third ventricle in the proximity of foramen of Monro. Although 'endodermal cyst' has been identified in several regions of the brain, location of characteristic colloid cyst entirely within the confines of velum

BACKGROUND Microsurgical resection, stereotactic aspiration, endoscopically assisted microsurgical resection, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt have been the treatment options for colloid cysts of the third ventricle. Recently, an endoscopic approach has been recognized as an effective alternative to

BACKGROUND Several surgical approaches have proven effective in the management of colloid cysts. Cited disadvantages of the transventricular route are its difficulty in patients with small ventricles, and the risk of postoperative seizures; advantages include the avoidance of interhemispheric

A 59-year-old male presented with progressive gait and memory disturbance. Computed tomography (CT) showed a huge high density mass, of about 45 mm maximum diameter, in the third ventricle with marked hydrocephalus. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the mass as mixed iso- to hypointensity on

OBJECTIVE Image guidance provides a three-dimensional view of the lesion and allows the surgeon to plan a surgical strategy that takes the relationship of the lesion and the surrounding brain into account. We evaluated the degree of resection and the functional outcome of patients with colloid cysts

BACKGROUND Colloid cysts are challenging lesions to access. Various surgical approaches are utilized which all require brain retraction, creating focal pressure, local trauma, and potentially surgical morbidity. Recently, tubular retractors have been developed that reduce retraction pressure by

OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study is to analyze the complications and their avoidance in a series of 80 patients operated by transcallosal transforaminal approach to colloid cysts of the anterior third ventricle. METHODS The surgical outcome and complications of 80 patients operated by

OBJECTIVE Questions of recurrence and inadequacy of follow-up length persist regarding endoscopic treatment of colloid cysts. In this retrospective review, we report our long-term follow-up during a 13-year period in 35 patients who underwent endoscopic resection of colloid cysts. METHODS The 19

OBJECTIVE Open microsurgical and endoscopic approaches are the two main surgical options for excision of colloid cysts. Controversy remains as to which is superior. Previous studies consist of small cohort sizes. This topic has not been investigated using national administrative claims data which

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic surgery has been reported to be more cost-effective and safer than open craniotomy for resection of colloid cysts, despite a 5-10% conversion rate to craniotomy, a 5% recurrence rate, a 5-10% ventricular shunting rate, a 5-10% epilepsy rate, and a 3-4 day hospital stay. In 1985,

BACKGROUND Colloid cysts are uncommon in children. They occur more frequently in young adults. METHODS This is a retrospective study on all pediatric patients (colloid cysts treated surgically in our institute between 1977 and 2005. RESULTS A total of 43 patients with colloid cyst

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical results of different transcortical approaches for the removal of third ventricular colloid cysts (CC). METHODS Records of 41 colloid cyst patients who underwent transcortical conventional microsurgical, microsurgical with the aid of stereotactically guided