Microsurgical treatment of a large posterior fossa arachnoid cyst

• Main Authors: Leopoldo Mandic Ferreira Furtado (Author), José Aloysio da Costa Val Filho (Author), François Dantas (Author), Camila Moura de Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Arachnoid cysts are fluid-filled malformations of the arachnoid tissue. A prevalence in children of 2,6% has been reported[2,3]. Surgical strategies of treatment include open surgery with cyst wall excision , endoscopic fenestration or cystoperitoneal shunting[1,4]. Methods: In this vi...