Spontaneous intraventricular rupture of a craniopharyngioma cyst: A case report

Abstract

Intraventricular rupture of craniopharyngioma cysts is an unusual event which is associated with a high risk of loculated or communicating hydrocephalus. A 75-year-old woman presented at the Emergency Department of our hospital with mental status deterioration due to chemical ventriculitis and acute hydrocephalus following the intraventricular rupture of a craniopharyngioma cyst. The patient was treated with stress-dose steroid therapy. In addition, she underwent placement of an external ventricular drain and endoscopy-assisted intra-cystic placement of an Ommaya reservoir for the aspiration of the cystic fluid. The patient's condition improved; she was shunted in an expeditious fashion and discharged from the Intensive Care Unit within 2 weeks of her admission with the reservoir in place for the continued drainage of the cyst.

Aseptic ascites and chemical meningitis following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for craniopharyngioma: A first case report

“…This complication, added to the volume of the tumor, maybe a source of important intracranial hypertension. Thus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting may be mandatory before the resection of the tumor 3,4 …”

“…Thus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting may be mandatory before the resection of the tumor. 3,4 In this paper, we report the case of a child who presented for craniopharyngioma responsible for hydrocephalus. Thus, he underwent ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting.…”