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Colloid cysts of the third ventricle

Open operative approach or stereotactic aspiration?

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Colloid cysts of the third ventricle can cause hydrocephalus if they grow to the point where they occlude the foramina interventricularia. The operative approach via a craniotomy used to be the common method of treating these lesions. Now, in the era of CT- and MR-scanning, stereotactic aspiration should be preferred as an ideal method of simultaneously diagnosing and treating colloid cysts. Unlike open surgery, aspiration of colloid masses poses hardly any risk for the patient. Ten cases successfully treated by this technique are presented.

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  1. E. Donauer

    Present address: Department of Stereotactic Neurosurgery of the Neurosurgical Clinic of the Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany

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  1. Department of Stereotactic Neurosurgery of the Neurosurgical Clinic of the Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany

    J. R. Moringlane & C. B. Ostertag

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Friedrich Loew on the occasion of his 65th birthday and the 25th anniversary of the Homburg Neurosurgical University Clinic, which has been founded and built up by him.

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Donauer, E., Moringlane, J.R. & Ostertag, C.B. Colloid cysts of the third ventricle. Acta neurochir 83, 24–30 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01420504

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