Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. Electronic address: wgwenzi@agric.uz.ac.zw.
Giant colloid cysts are defined as cysts of more than 3 cm in maximal diameter. Few cases of giant colloid cysts have been reported in the literature. We herein describe a giant colloid cyst. A 15-yea...
Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are rare benign tumors, accounting for approximately 1% of all intracranial tumors. Familial colloid cysts are less common, only 25 cases have been previously repo...
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 211 colloid cyst patients from the Colloid Cyst Survivors Group who completed a survey that included demographicandclinical data andinquired aboutfamily me...
A total of 211 responses from patients with a previous diagnosis of a colloid cyst completed our survey. 11.8 % were familial colloid cysts, of this group 60.8 % were symptomatic and 39.2 % incidental...
Our study involved the largestcohortof patients with familial colloid cysts. According to previous literature, siblings are the most prevalent family member affected by this disease, specifically amon...
Colloid cysts, although benign, may occasionally cause obstructive hydrocephalus and sudden death. Reliable prognostic factors for symptomatic progression have been sought, with heterogenous results....
We conducted a retrospective review of all cases of colloid cysts of the third ventricle managed at our center between 2009 and 2019. Clinical and neuroimaging characteristics were analyzed using logi...
There were 82 patients with colloid cysts, of whom 60 were asymptomatic and 22 symptomatic. None of the asymptomatic patients experienced acute neurologic decline or hydrocephalus during follow-up, wh...
Only a few asymptomatic colloid cysts showed progression requiring surgery, with no acute deterioration or fatal events, whereas the rest remained stable over time, thus supporting a more conservative...
In this case report we describe an unusual case of a patient who underwent resection of a colloid cyst and then presented 6 weeks postoperatively with obstructive hydrocephalus. There appear to be no ...
A 50-year-old Caucasian woman underwent resection of a colloid cyst with an uncomplicated perioperative course. Postoperative imaging demonstrated complete resection of the cyst. She was discharged ho...
Patients presenting with symptoms of hydrocephalus after resection of a colloid cyst should be followed closely, and timely placement of an external ventricular drain may be critical....
An important step in the performance of endoscopic resection of colloid cysts of the third ventricle is the forced aspiration of cyst contents. The different consistencies these cysts may have can lim...
Colloid cysts are benign tumors usually located on the roof of the third ventricle. Cyst removal is the treatment of choice. It can be accomplished microsurgically through a transcortical- or transcal...
We present a case of a colloid cyst of the third ventricle in a 15-year-old boy removed through a pure endoscopic transventricular approach. The cyst presented a low signal on T2 MRI; nevertheless, it...
The colloid cyst of the third ventricle can be safely treated by a purely endoscopic approach. The rationale of the use of the ultrasonic aspirator relies on the facilitation of aspiration of the cont...
Colloid cyst (CC) is a rare and benign cyst found in the third ventricle near the foramen of Monro. Although the role of surgical resection is well established in symptomatic large-sized CC, it remain...
A 49-year-old male patient visited our institute for incidentally detected intracranial mass. MRI demonstrated typical, 12 mm-sized CC located in the third ventricle. It was noticed that the cyst spon...
Although spontaneous regression is a very rare phenomenon in CC, regular imaging study and frequent neurologic examination can be an alternative option for well-selected, asymptomatic cases....
A minimally invasive option of colloid cyst surgical treatment is endoscopic resection, well validated in various reports and clinical practice. A rare complication of the surgical treatment, previous...
Among patients who underwent neuroendoscopic resection for a colloid cysts at our Institution between 2013 and 2022, cases who developed a postoperative lateral ventricle entrapment were retrospective...
Among 34 patients treated for a colloid cysts, two (5.9 %) patients developed an ipsilateral ventricular entrapment with dilation from two to five months after the resection. Both patients were substa...
Isolated asymptomatic ventricular entrapment with significant dilation after endoscopic colloid cyst resection is a rare occurrence which can be plausibly caused by scar tissue at the level of the for...
Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are benign intracranial lesions that account for 0.5 to 2% of all brain tumors and are even rarer in pediatric population. Dandy was the first to successfully exci...
Both endoscopic and microsurgery transcortical resection methods are used for colloid cysts of the third ventricle but they have not been compared regarding benefits and pitfalls....
Data of patients who underwent surgical resection of third ventricle colloid cyst via either endoscopic or microsurgery approach by a single surgeon from 2005 to 2020 were retrospectively collected. A...
Length of hospital stay, postoperative meningitis, operation time, cyst size, and baseline comorbidities were similar between two groups. Gross total resection (GTR) was achieved for all patients in t...
In our series, the rate of intraoperative hemorrhage was higher with the endoscopic method and GTR was lower, even after adjustment for other factors. This situation could be caused by technological s...