OBJECT: In this report the authors review their 3-year experience with the endoscopic management of @entity1 with @entity1276 who harbored @entity45 within the third and lateral ventricles. The management plan was to utilize an endoscopic approach to remove the cysts and to incorporate techniques useful in treating obstructive @entity1276 . The ultimate goals were to avoid having to place a complication-prone cerebrospinal fluid shunt and to eliminate the risk of complications related to @entity528 . METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 10 @entity1 with @entity1276 and @entity45 within the third or lateral ventricles who were endoscopically managed was performed. A general description of the instrumentation and technique used for removal of the intraventricular cysts is given. At presentation, neuroimaging revealed findings suggestive of obstructive @entity1276 in eight @entity1 . Seven of the 10 @entity1 treated endoscopically were spared the necessity of shunt placement. Three successful third ventriculostomies and one therapeutic septum pellucidotomy were performed. Despite frequent rupture of the cyst walls during removal of the cysts, there were no cases of @entity5034 . The endoscopic approach allowed successful removal of a cyst situated in the roof of the anterior third ventricle. One @entity1 suffered from recurrent shunt obstructions secondary to a shunt-induced migration of cysts from the posterior fossa to the lateral ventricles. CONCLUSIONS: The endoscopic removal of third and lateral ventricle @entity45 , combined with a third ventriculostomy or septum pellucidotomy in selected cases, is an effective treatment in @entity1 with @entity1276 and should be considered the primary treatment for this condition.

Endoscopic management of XXXX within the lateral and third ventricles.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1276 :: ('MESH:D006849', 'Disease') :: ['hydrocephalus'] @entity5034 :: ('MESH:D058565', 'Disease') :: ['ventriculitis'] @entity45 :: ('MESH:D010181', 'Disease') :: ['cysticercal cysts'] @entity528 :: ('MESH:D009410', 'Disease') :: ['cyst degeneration']
@entity45 :: (MESH:D010181,Disease) :: ['cysticercal cysts']
