Show simple item record

Neuroendoscopic treatment of symptomatic giant Virchow–Robin spaces

dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kyle
dc.contributor.authorLavin, Paul
dc.contributor.authorChamoun, Roukoz
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-22T20:50:37Z
dc.date.available2020-09-22T20:50:37Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-20
dc.identifier.citationSmith KA, Lavin P, Chamoun R. Neuroendoscopic treatment of symptomatic giant Virchow–Robin spaces. Surg Neurol Int 20-Jul-2015;6:120en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/30757
dc.descriptionA grant from the One-University Open Access Fund at the University of Kansas was used to defray the author's publication fees in this Open Access journal. The Open Access Fund, administered by librarians from the KU, KU Law, and KUMC libraries, is made possible by contributions from the offices of KU Provost, KU Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Studies, and KUMC Vice Chancellor for Research. For more information about the Open Access Fund, please see http://library.kumc.edu/authors-fund.xml.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Virchow-Robin spaces (VRS) or perivascular spaces are interstitial cystic spaces surrounding the vasculature of brain parenchyma and course from the subarachnoid space. Small VRS (less than 2 mm) appear in all age groups, but can enlarge and be confused with other lesions like cystic neoplasms. These enlarged VRS are termed giant tumefactive perivascular spaces (GRPVS).

Case Description: We present the case of a 50-year-old male who presents with right eye pain, blurred vision, headache, and gait imbalance. He was diagnosed with GRPVS and underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and cyst fenestration. Postoperative imaging showed a decrease in size of the ventricular system with evidence of flow through the aqueduct and ventriculostomy. Brainstem VRS cysts decreased in size.

Conclusion: Unlike the other small number of case reports, this patient is unique in his age of presentation and successful endoscopic method of treatment. The endoscopic approach provided great exposure and adequate access to the lesions. Clinically, symptoms improved, cyst size decreased, and need for permanent shunt placement was averted.		en_US
dc.publisherMedknow Publicationsen_US
dc.rights© 2015 Smith KA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectCyst fenestrationen_US
dc.subjectEndoscopyen_US
dc.subjectNeuroendoscopyen_US
dc.subjectVirchow-Robin spacesen_US
dc.titleNeuroendoscopic treatment of symptomatic giant Virchow–Robin spacesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorSmith, Kyle
kusw.kuauthorLavin, Paul
kusw.kuauthorChamoun, Roukoz
kusw.kudepartmentNeurosurgeryen_US
kusw.kudepartmentSchool of Medicineen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/2152-7806.161240en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Name:
Smith_2015.pdf
Size:
481.4Kb
Format:
PDF
View/Open

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

© 2015 Smith KA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as: © 2015 Smith KA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.