[Microsurgical treatment of intracraneal arachnoid cysts]

J Enrique Saura Rojas; Ángel Horcajadas Almansa; Bienvenido Ros López

doi:10.1016/j.neucir.2015.02.006

[Microsurgical treatment of intracraneal arachnoid cysts]

Neurocirugia (Astur). 2016 Jan-Feb;27(1):24-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2015.02.006. Epub 2015 Apr 16.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

J Enrique Saura Rojas¹, Ángel Horcajadas Almansa², Bienvenido Ros López³

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Universidad Granada, Granada, España. Electronic address: enriquesaura@hotmail.com.
² Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Universidad Granada, Granada, España.
³ Servicio de Neurocirugía, C.H.U. Carlos Haya, Málaga, España.

PMID: 25891259
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucir.2015.02.006

Abstract

Craniotomy and fenestration of membranes is one of the main treatment options for symptomatic arachnoid cysts. Open surgery advantages include, direct inspection of the cyst, biopsy sampling, fenestration in multilocular cysts and, in certain locations, cyst communication to basal cisterns. The aim of this paper is to review the advantages and disadvantages of this treatment modality for arachnoid cysts taking into account the different anatomical locations.

Keywords: Craneotomía; Craniotomy; Intracranial arachnoid cyst; Microcirugía; Microsurgery; Quiste aracnoideo intracraneal.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Arachnoid Cysts / surgery*
Humans
Microsurgery*
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*