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Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are generally benign and slow-growing tumors, and microsurgical resection is the commonly recommended treatment. Some reports suggested that inserting a cystoperitoneal shunt was effective for treatment of cystic VSs; however, there was no report of a cyst-cisternal shunt which diverts cyst fluid into cistern. We report a case of cystic VS with repeated cyst regrowth within weeks after repeated surgeries. We prevented further recurrence using cyst-cisternal shunt. This technique may be a new treatment option for refractory cyst regrowth of cystic VSs.
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Kimura, R., Miyashita, K., Tamai, S. et al. Efficacy of cyst-cisternal shunt for refractory cyst regrowth of cystic vestibular schwannomas. Acta Neurochir 161, 1817–1819 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-03987-1
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