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Summary We report the case of a 61-year-old man, who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary macroadenoma. The presence of tough fibrous septa dividing the tumour permitted only a partial resection. Progressive loss of consciousness soon after surgery occurred, an emergency CT scan showed no evidence of haemorrhage. Twenty hours later, MRI revealed compression of both internal carotid arteries...
Ventriculopleural shunting is usually reserved for patients with limited options for shunt revisions. We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus who required numerous shunt procedures. At the age of 6 years, a ventriculopleural shunt was inserted by an intercostal thoracotomy, and 4 years later replacement of the distal catheter was necessary. Recently, he presented...
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