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Iatrogenic obstructive hydrocephalus resulting from Gelfoam accumulation within the cerebral aqueduct: a case report

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The authors present the case of a previously healthy 12-year-old male with intractable seizures localized to a right frontal area of encephalomalacia and porencephalic cyst who underwent resection of the seizure focus. The surgical resection cavity extended into the right lateral ventricle, and due to encountered hemorrhage, Gelfoam was used for optimal hemostasis. The patient did well following the procedure, but presented 5 months later with headaches and emesis and was discovered to have obstructive hydrocephalus on imaging studies. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) was performed, where Gelfoam was encountered in the third ventricle, obstructing the cerebral aqueduct. After the completion of the ETV, the patient did well and continues to be asymptomatic 1 year following the procedure.

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  • 26 April 2019

    The original version of this article unfortunately contained an error. The authors apologize to have miss looked a typo of author name ���Joseph Diver���. The correct name is ���Joseph Driver���.

  • 26 April 2019

    The original version of this article unfortunately contained an error. The authors apologize to have miss looked a typo of author name ���Joseph Diver���. The correct name is ���Joseph Driver���.

  • 26 April 2019

    The original version of this article unfortunately contained an error. The authors apologize to have miss looked a typo of author name ���Joseph Diver���. The correct name is ���Joseph Driver���.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, USA

    Ali Hazama

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Joseph Diver, Hurmozdiyar Dasenbrock & Liliana Goumnerova

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Benjamin Grannan

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Liliana Goumnerova

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Hazama, A., Diver, J., Grannan, B. et al. Iatrogenic obstructive hydrocephalus resulting from Gelfoam accumulation within the cerebral aqueduct: a case report. Childs Nerv Syst 34, 2333–2335 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-018-3874-y

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