Communicating hydrocephalus after endovascular coiling of unruptured aneurysms: report of 2 cases

J Neurosurg. 2008 Jun;108(6):1241-4. doi: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/6/1241.

Abstract

To the authors' knowledge, only 1 case of communicating hydrocephalus after endovascular coiling of unruptured brain aneurysms has been reported previously. Here, they report on 2 such cases of delayed communicating hydrocephalus after treatment with hydrogel-coated coils and offer the first histopathological evidence of foreign material, presumably related to the coils, as the cause of hydrocephalus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty / adverse effects*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / adverse effects
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology*
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / adverse effects
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate