Successful Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Presence of an Intraventricular Developmental Venous Anomaly: Case Report

Morgenstern PF and Hoffman CE

Department of Neurological Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

^*Correspondance to: Peter Morgenstern 

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Abstract:

Cerebral cavernous malformations are commonly associated with a developmental venous anomaly. Sparing this anomaly is considered important as it frequently is part of the venous drainage of normal brain parenchyma. We present a case in which a developmental venous anomaly of the third ventricle associated with a thalamic cavernous malformation increased the degree of difficulty of successful endoscopic third ventriculostomy for management of hydrocephalus. Through a conventional approach with careful pre-operative planning we were able to successfully fenestrate the floor of the third ventricle and spare the abnormal venous complex.

Keywords:

Cavernous malformation; Developmental venous anomaly; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Cite the Article:

Morgenstern PF, Hoffman CE. Successful Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Presence of an Intraventricular Developmental Venous Anomaly: Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1028.