Tapping of a type II Sylvian fissure arachnoid cyst: technical note
Pierangeli, E.; Gigante, N.; Pizzoni, C.
Neurology India 51(4): 553-554
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3886 PMID: 14742949 Document Number: 563262
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.