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Long-term evaluation of asymptomatic patients operated on for intracranial epidermoid cysts

Comparison of the diagostic value of magnetic resonance imaging and computer-assisted cisternography for detection of cholesterin fragments

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or computer-assisted cisternography (CAc) assessment of latent late recurrences in longterm asymptomatic patients surgically treated for intracranial epidermoid cyst is here presented.

MRI was exclusively utilized in one patient; CAc was exclusively employed in three patients with metalic operative clips; both CAc and MRI were employed in another four patients. CAc appears to be more reliable than MRI in detecting cholesterin fragments in asymptomatic patients operated on for intracranial epidermoid cyst.

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    P. Lunardi, A. Fortuna, G. Cantore & P. Missori

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Lunardi, P., Fortuna, A., Cantore, G. et al. Long-term evaluation of asymptomatic patients operated on for intracranial epidermoid cysts. Acta neurochir 128, 122–125 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01400661

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