Diagnosis and Treatment of Sylvian Aqueduct Syndrome.


Journal

The Journal of craniofacial surgery
ISSN: 1536-3732
Titre abrégé: J Craniofac Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9010410

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 18 12 2023
accepted: 11 01 2024
medline: 16 2 2024
pubmed: 16 2 2024
entrez: 16 2 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Sylvian aqueduct syndrome is a rare complication after ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt surgery and is not easily diagnosed. A 26-year-old male with obstructive hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma was treated with a V-P shunt surgery in another hospital. After the surgery, the patient developed an intractable disturbance of consciousness. When the V-P shunt pressure was raised or lowered, the patient's consciousness disorder still could not be improved. The patient was diagnosed with Sylvian aqueduct syndrome, a rare complication after V-P shunt operation. The paper clarifies the treatment experience with simultaneous endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and tectum gliomas biopsy, postoperative pathology suggestive of fibrillary astrocytoma; after surgery, the Sylvian aqueduct syndrome was cured and the patient recovered well. The preferred treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus caused by tumors in the Pineal region is the ETV operation. If an ETV operation and biopsy operation are performed simultaneously, more details need to be noted.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Sylvian aqueduct syndrome is a rare complication after ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt surgery and is not easily diagnosed.
METHODS METHODS
A 26-year-old male with obstructive hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma was treated with a V-P shunt surgery in another hospital. After the surgery, the patient developed an intractable disturbance of consciousness. When the V-P shunt pressure was raised or lowered, the patient's consciousness disorder still could not be improved. The patient was diagnosed with Sylvian aqueduct syndrome, a rare complication after V-P shunt operation.
RESULTS RESULTS
The paper clarifies the treatment experience with simultaneous endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and tectum gliomas biopsy, postoperative pathology suggestive of fibrillary astrocytoma; after surgery, the Sylvian aqueduct syndrome was cured and the patient recovered well.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The preferred treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus caused by tumors in the Pineal region is the ETV operation. If an ETV operation and biopsy operation are performed simultaneously, more details need to be noted.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38363289
doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010060
pii: 00001665-990000000-01358
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Qiang Shao (Q)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

Yu Jing Chen (YJ)

Department of Nursing, The Eighth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China.

Kai Xiao (K)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

Fei Hu (F)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

Li Pan (L)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

Yang Chen (Y)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

Hao Xu (H)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

Lang Chen (L)

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital/Wuhan Brain Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei.

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