Suprasellar XXXX : a 20- year follow-up after stereotactic internal drainage: case report and review of the literature.

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Approximately 9 to 15% @entity145 occur in the sellar or suprasellar region. The optimal management of symptomatic @entity1804 continues to pose a challenge to neurosurgeons. This case report describes a @entity1 with a suprasellar @entity145 who presented at the age of 3 and was followed for 20 years after cystoventriculostomy. A @entity1 was referred to neurosurgery department by a pediatric clinic because computed tomography demonstrated a suprasellar @entity5409 . The neurological examination and all routine blood tests including hormone profiles were normal. The physical examination was unremarkable except premature thelarche. Stereotactic ventriculocystostomy was performed using a catheter providing permanent internal drainage. Postoperative cystoventriculography showed contrast medium in both the cyst and the ventricles. Control computed tomography confirmed that the ventricular cyst catheter was within the cyst. During a follow-up of 20 years, signs of @entity6082 disappeared and the @entity1 showed normal sexual development. Endocrine profiles and visual function remained normal. The stereotactic approach to suprasellar @entity145 is a safe procedure in experienced hands.
