Suprasellar @entity145 represent less than 10% of all intracranial @entity145 . Some of them may be quiescent throughout life, some may become symptomatic as they become enlarged and some disappear spontaneously. In this study we discuss the surgical strategies for endoscopic and endoscope-assisted treatment of suprasellar (Mickey @entity19 ) cysts and analyze the clinical results and experience collected over some years in our department upon doing these operations routinely. Between December 1996 and December 2003, 13 @entity1 (7 female and 6 male @entity1 ), mean age 29 years, underwent endoscopic or endoscope-assisted procedures for @entity1804 at our department. The indication for surgical treatment was based on the neurological and radiological examination. The goal of surgical treatment was to normalize the cerebrospinal fluid flow and to establish a communication, permanently, between the cyst cavity and the intraventricular or/and subarachnoid space. Intraoperatively we observed in all @entity1 no complications. Seven of 13 @entity1 , who had received shunt systems in other hospitals before admission in our clinic, remained shunt-free postoperatively. Overall clinical improvement was achieved for a long period of between 6 and 74 months in 11 @entity1 , one developed a psychomotor disturbance and another one, who had @entity302 before treatment, was unchanged postoperatively. Our data suggest that @entity1804 are well treated by endoscopic or endoscope-assisted procedures with good clinical outcome and low surgical morbidity.

Endoscopic and endoscope-assisted neurosurgical treatment of suprasellar @entity145 (Mickey XXXX cysts).

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity19 :: ('10090', 'Species') :: ['Mouse'] @entity1804 :: ('MESH:D020863', 'Disease') :: ['suprasellar cysts'] @entity145 :: ('MESH:D016080', 'Disease') :: ['arachnoid cysts'] @entity302 :: ('MESH:D004827', 'Disease') :: ['epilepsy']
@entity19 :: (10090,Species) :: ['Mouse']
