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Congenital triventricular hydrocephalus associated with a small lipoma in the quadrigeminal plate cistern
1Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
Abstract:
A case of neonatal congenital triventricular hydrocephalus due to a small intracranial lipoma in the quadrigeminal plate cistern is reported. The patient was treated by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The mechanism of obstructive hydrocephalus caused by the intracranial lipoma is discussed.