TY - JOUR
T1 - Navigated laser-assisted endoscopic fenestration of a suprasellar arachnoid cyst in a 2-year-old child with bobble-head doll syndrome
T2 - Case report
AU - Van Beijnum, Janneke
AU - Hanlo, Patrick W.
AU - Han, K. Sen
AU - Van Der Pol, W. Ludo
AU - Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M.
AU - Van Nieuwenhuizen, Onno
PY - 2006/5/1
Y1 - 2006/5/1
N2 - The authors present the case of a 2-year-old boy with bobble-head doll syndrome (BHDS) associated with a large suprasellar arachnoid cyst and enlarged ventricles, who was successfully treated with neuronavigated laser-assisted endoscopic ventriculocystocisternostomy. The clinical history, surgical treatment, and clinical follow up of the patient are described. A navigated laser-assisted endoscopic ventriculocystocisternostomy of the suprasellar arachnoid cyst led to cessation of the head bobbing, and notable reduction of the cyst and ventricles was visible on the postoperative magnetic resonance images. Caused by a suprasellar arachnoid cyst, BHDS can be successfully treated with navigated laser-assisted endoscopic ventriculocystocisternostomy. The advantages of this procedure are minimal invasiveness and facilitated guidance of the neuronavigation system to the target area when normal anatomical landmarks are not visible.
AB - The authors present the case of a 2-year-old boy with bobble-head doll syndrome (BHDS) associated with a large suprasellar arachnoid cyst and enlarged ventricles, who was successfully treated with neuronavigated laser-assisted endoscopic ventriculocystocisternostomy. The clinical history, surgical treatment, and clinical follow up of the patient are described. A navigated laser-assisted endoscopic ventriculocystocisternostomy of the suprasellar arachnoid cyst led to cessation of the head bobbing, and notable reduction of the cyst and ventricles was visible on the postoperative magnetic resonance images. Caused by a suprasellar arachnoid cyst, BHDS can be successfully treated with navigated laser-assisted endoscopic ventriculocystocisternostomy. The advantages of this procedure are minimal invasiveness and facilitated guidance of the neuronavigation system to the target area when normal anatomical landmarks are not visible.
KW - Bobble-head doll syndrome
KW - Endoscopic treatment
KW - Hydrocephalus
KW - Laser treatment
KW - Neuronavigation
KW - Pediatric neurosurgery
KW - Suprasellar arachnoid cyst
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16848093
AN - SCOPUS:33747588973
VL - 104 PEDIATRICS
SP - 348
EP - 351
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery
SN - 0022-3085
IS - SUPPL. 5
ER -