Neurenteric cyst secondary to lumboperitoneal shunt.

Background: Neurenteric cysts are rare lesions that typically present in the upper thoracic and cervical spine and are occasionally found intracranially. The optimal treatment is gross total excision as subtotal/partial excisions are associated with high recurrence rates.

Case Description: For the past 10 years, a patient with pseudotumor cerebri required repeated lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt revisions.

Endovascular repair of traumatic superior mesenteric artery to splenic vein fistula.

Traumatic mesenteric arterioportal fistulas (APF) are rare but serious and life-threatening. This article reports the case of a 24-year-old female who suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and subsequently developed a superior mesenteric artery (SMA) pseudoaneurysm and APF, which caused secondary right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. The patient underwent a successful endovascular stent-graft exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm/APF.

Risk factors for wound complication in pilonidal sinus procedures.

Background: Pilonidal disease is a common condition among young people. Complicated pilonidal surgical wounds are associated with considerable morbidity, including chronic sacral wound, loss of work time, and lifestyle limitation. The aim of our study is to report our experience with Karydakis procedure and explore the risk factors associated with infection and poor healing in pilonidal operation.

Cervical radiculopathy secondary to Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Background: Spinal cord/root compression is a rare complication of HL and usually seen in the setting of progressive, advanced disease. It is extremely rare to occur as an initial presentation of HL. We report a case of HL presented with bilateral cervical radiculopathy.

Upper basilar artery aneurysms: oculomotor outcomes in 163 cases.

Object: The purpose of this study was to identify factors predictive of postoperative oculomotor nerve palsy among patients who undergo surgery for distal basilar artery (BA) aneurysms. The data can be used to estimate preoperative risk in this population. The natural history of oculomotor nerve palsy in patients with good outcomes is also defined.

Vertebral artery-posteroinferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: clinical and lower cranial nerve outcomes in 52 patients.

Objective: To identify factors predictive of postoperative lower cranial nerve palsy (LCNP) among patients undergoing surgery for vertebral artery (VA)- posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms. The natural history of this LCNP is defined, and its effect on postoperative patient course is analyzed. No similar study has been described in the literature.