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. 2021 Aug;44(4):2363-2367.
doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01392-2. Epub 2020 Sep 19.

Use of flexible endoscopic aspiration for an intraventricular small floating clot with hemorrhage: a technical note

Hiroaki Neki  1   2 , Aoto Shibata  3 , Hiroyuki Komine  3 , Shinya Kohyama  4 , Fumitaka Yamane  5 , Shoichiro Ishihara  6 , Yuichiro Kikkawa  3
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Use of flexible endoscopic aspiration for an intraventricular small floating clot with hemorrhage: a technical note

Hiroaki Neki et al. Neurosurg Rev. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Although flexible endoscopy is effective for intraventricular lesions, it is less frequently used for hemorrhagic cases. In some hemorrhagic strokes, blood clots may plunge into the cerebral aqueduct and cause acute obstructive hydrocephalus. A flexible endoscope can aspirate clots and prevent acute hydrocephalus.

Methods: Here, we report four cases of hemorrhage: one of intracerebral hemorrhage and three of subarachnoid hemorrhages.

Results: In all cases, acute hydrocephalus was not apparent upon admission. Sudden comatose occurred; computed tomography revealed acute obstructive hydrocephalus with a strangulated clot in the cerebral aqueduct. We performed aspiration of the strangulated clot using a flexible endoscope. Consciousness improved in all cases, and acute hydrocephalus was prevented in all cases.

Conclusion: The use of simple flexible endoscopic aspiration for clots might be a beneficial and less-invasive procedure for acute obstructive hydrocephalus caused by a small clot with hemorrhagic stroke.

Keywords: Flexible endoscopy, Cerebral aqueduct, Acute hydrocephalus, Clot, Aspiration.

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