1. Approach via the floor of the fourth ventricle for hydatid cyst of the pons
- Author
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Selcuk Yilmazlar, Kaya Aksoy, Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Beyin Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı., Yılmazlar, Selçuk, and Aksoy, Kaya
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Surgical approach ,Hydatid cyst ,Fourth ventricle ,Pediatrics ,Brain stem ,Neurosurgical Procedures ,Central nervous system disease ,Echinococcosis ,Pons ,parasitic diseases ,Case report ,Preoperative Care ,medicine ,Humans ,Cyst ,Disease ,Children ,Priority journal ,Taeniasis ,Brain-stem ,Fourth Ventricle ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Pons Varolii ,Body position ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,Surgical technique ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Surgery ,Brain fourth ventricle ,Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging ,Preschool child ,Clinical neurology ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Neurology (clinical) ,Neurosciences & Neurology ,business ,Human - Abstract
A very rare case of a pontine hydatid cyst is reported. It was diagnosed preoperatively on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging findings. The patient was operated on in the sitting position. Total excision of the cyst using the Dowling technique and gravity effect was performed through the floor of the fourth ventricle. The patient was discharged without extra neurological sequel. The significance of an accurate preoperative diagnosis, surgical approaches and technique in the management of this pathology is discussed.
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- 2000