Treatment of intermittent obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a choroid plexus cyst

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Dec;4(6):571-4. doi: 10.3171/2009.7.PEDS08247.

Abstract

The authors present the case of an 11-week-old girl in whom hydrocephalus developed secondary to intermittent obstruction of the third ventricle by a choroid plexus cyst. The patient presented to the emergency department at the authors' institution with a 1-day history of projectile vomiting, lethargy, and dysconjugate gaze. Hydrocephalus was confirmed on head CT. During hospitalization, the symptoms resolved with a decrease in ventricular size. One week later, the patient again presented with similar symptoms, and MR images with 3D-constructive interference in steady state sequences revealed that a cyst was blocking the third ventricle. The patient subsequently underwent endoscopic fenestration of the cyst with resolution of hydrocephalus and symptoms. The authors present a unique description of the diagnosis of intermittent obstructive hydrocephalus caused by a third ventricular region choroid plexus cyst in an infant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / surgery*
  • Choroid Plexus*
  • Cysts / complications*
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / surgery*
  • Endoscopy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Infant
  • Lateral Ventricles / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Organ Size
  • Septum Pellucidum / surgery
  • Third Ventricle* / diagnostic imaging
  • Third Ventricle* / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome