Third Ventriculostomy for Symptomatic Syringomyelia Using Flexible Endoscope: Case Report

T. Nishihara; T. Hara; I. Suzuki; T. Kirino; K. Yamakawa

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1052232

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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 1996; 39(4): 130-132
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052232

Third Ventriculostomy for Symptomatic Syringomyelia Using Flexible Endoscope: Case Report

T. Nishihara¹ , T. Hara¹ , I. Suzuki¹ , T. Kirino¹ , K. Yamakawa²

¹Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
²Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

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18. März 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Using a flexible endoscope, we performed a third ventriculostomy to treat a patient with communicating syringomyelia accompanied by enlarged cerebral ventricles. Her clinical improvement was rapid and dramatic. Postoperative magnetic resonance scan demonstrated shrinkage of the cervical syrinx as well as the ventricles. This simple and safe flexible endoscopic third ventriculostomy could be a treatment of choice for communicating syringomyelia accompanied by enlarged cerebral ventricles.

Key words

Syringomyelia - Third ventriculostomy - Flexible endoscope - Hydrocephalus