Biomaterial Database

The endoscopic management of arachnoidal cysts. 2004

Rick Abbott

Clinical Neuroendoscopy, INN, Beth Israel Medical Center, 170 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10128, USA. Rabbott@bethisraelny.org

I have little doubt that most arachnoidal cysts will be managed endoscopically in the future given the advances we have seen over the last decade in our instrumentation. Our excitement to employ this new technology should be governed by the reality that we are still learning and that our current success rate is not quite as good as what can be expected when using microneurosurgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016080	Arachnoid Cysts	Intracranial or spinal cavities containing a cerebrospinal-like fluid, the wall of which is composed of arachnoidal cells. They are most often developmental or related to trauma. Intracranial arachnoid cysts usually occur adjacent to arachnoidal cistern and may present with HYDROCEPHALUS; HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and focal neurologic signs. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch44, pp105-115)	Arachnoid Diverticula,Leptomeningeal Cysts,Arachnoid Cysts, Intracranial,Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts,Arachnoid Cyst, Intracranial,Arachnoid Diverticulas,Cyst, Arachnoid,Cyst, Intracranial Arachnoid,Cyst, Leptomeningeal,Cysts, Arachnoid,Cysts, Intracranial Arachnoid,Cysts, Leptomeningeal,Diverticula, Arachnoid,Diverticulas, Arachnoid,Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst,Leptomeningeal Cyst
D044583	Neuroendoscopy	PROCEDURES that use NEUROENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Neuroendoscopy, generally an integration of the neuroendoscope with a computer-assisted NEURONAVIGATION system, provides guidance in NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES.	Neuroendoscopies