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Short Report - Tapping of a type II sylvian fissure arachnoid cyst: Technical note
Pierangeli E, Gigante N, Pizzoni C
Abstract
A 28-year-old man with a large Sylvian fissure cyst was treated by making a small pre-coronal burr hole, and subsequently, under a direct view its wall was fenestrated with a Cushing's needle and the cyst fluid was tapped. The patient had complete neurological recovery. The follow-up was of 90 months.
Keywords
Arachnoid cyst, Tapping, Sylvian fissure.
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