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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 2/2022

01-04-2022 | Hydrocephalus | Letter to the Editor

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of Blake's pouch cyst in adulthood

Authors: L. Mongardi, M. D’Andrea, L. Tosatto, M. Volpin, F. Cultrera

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 2/2022

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Excerpt

Blake’s pouch cyst (BPC) is a midline cystic malformation located in the posterior fossa within Dandy-Walker’s complex (DWC) consisting in a posterior ballooning of the superior medullary velum into the cisterna magna: it is often associated with hydrocephalus due to an imbalanced cerebrospinal fluid flow between the ventricles and the cisterns [1‐4]. …
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Metadata
Title
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of Blake's pouch cyst in adulthood
Authors
L. Mongardi
M. D’Andrea
L. Tosatto
M. Volpin
F. Cultrera
Publication date
01-04-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-020-01591-0

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