Fetal surgery for occipital encephalocele: A case report.

Background: Occipital encephalocele is a congenital defect of the neural tube at the level of the cranial midline, which results in herniation of meninges and brain tissue. The results of the management of myelomeningocele study determine the maternal and fetal risks for an open fetal surgery and have motivated the constant review of the concepts and strategies which the pediatric neurosurgeon can employ for the treatment of neural tube defects in the prenatal period.

Case Description: We present a case of a female patient in utero of 26 gestational weeks with the diagnosis of an occipital encephalocele treated by open fetal surgery.

Intracranial aneurysms in pediatric population treated with flow diverters: A single-center experience.

Background: Pediatric intracranial aneurysms (PIAs) are uncommon. Flow diverters (FDs) have shown to be effective on treatment of selected aneurysms.

Methods: We describe 10 cases of PIAs treated with FDs at one medical center in Mexico, from April 2015 to April 2020.

[Ventriculo subgaleal shunt in hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage in prematures].

Background: Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one of the most serious complications in premature lightweight. While in the decade of 1970-1980 the incidence was 40-50%, now it is at least 20%. But it presents a challenge because of the multiple existing therapies and the results in terms of neurological sequelae.

[Endovascular management of residual intracranial aneurysms after surgical clipping].

Objectives: To identify and evaluate the cerebral aneurysm remnants after clipping and the endovascular treatment in our institution.

Methods And Materials: We made a clinical ambispective collection of all aneurysms microsurgically clipped during four years and we analyzed their endovascular treatment.

Results: There were 290 cerebral aneurysms; in 270 a digital subtraction angiography was made.