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Iatrogenic postoperative cerebellar cyst.

Robin Sharif¹, Samuel Moscovici¹, Marc Wygoda²

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia

|July 25, 2016

Summary

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A rare de novo cerebellar cyst developed in a 70-year-old woman after vestibular schwannoma surgery. Surgical fenestration successfully resolved the cerebellar cyst without recurrence.

Keywords:

Cerebellar cyst Iatrogenic Postoperative complication Vestibular schwannoma

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Area of Science:

Neurosurgery
Neuropathology
Cerebellar Disorders

Background:

Cerebellar cysts are uncommon, typically congenital or post-injury.
De novo cerebellar cysts following extra-axial tumor excision are not previously documented.
Vestibular schwannoma excision via retrosigmoid craniotomy is a standard neurosurgical procedure.

Observation:

A 70-year-old woman developed a de novo cerebellar cyst after retrosigmoid craniotomy for vestibular schwannoma excision.
The cyst appeared post-operatively, representing a novel complication.
The patient underwent cyst fenestration for management.

Findings:

The case represents the first reported instance of a de novo cerebellar cyst after vestibular schwannoma excision.
Post-fenestration, the patient showed no residual cyst clinically or radiologically.
This suggests cyst fenestration is an effective treatment for this rare complication.

Implications:

Highlights a previously undescribed potential complication of retrosigmoid craniotomy.
Suggests further investigation into the pathogenesis of de novo cerebellar cysts post-neurosurgery.
Cyst fenestration appears to be a viable and effective treatment option.