This document discusses the management of colloid cysts, specifically comparing microsurgical and endoscopic approaches. It notes that microsurgical resection leads to better gross total removal rates but higher risks of complications like memory deficits and hydrocephalus. Meanwhile, the endoscopic approach has fewer complications overall but a higher risk of incomplete resection and recurrence. The document provides details on the transcortical, transcallosal, and endoscopic techniques as well as factors to consider in surgical approach selection for individual patients and cyst characteristics.

1. Colloid cyst
Decision making

2. • Most common age 20-40
• Roof of third ventricle
• Neurectodermal or pulmonary epithelial origin
• PAS positive
• Drop attack and signs of raised ICP
• Neurogenic stunned myocardium cause of sudden death

3. presentation
Obstructive
symptoms
CSF diversion
procedures
Incidental
finding
size
<1cm
Observe and periodic
Imaging
Size remains the
same
Size
increases or
symptomatic
Spontaneous
resolution
>1cm
Fit for surgery and
young age
Cyst small
and non
succable
Microscopic
excision
ventriculomegaly
Yes
Trans cortical
no
Trans callosal
Cyst large
and succable
Endoscopic
surgery
Not fit
Steriotactic

4. Transcallosal:
• The access to both foramina of Monro, and the possibility of choosing
the one that can better expose the cyst, is a great advantage of the
transcallosal approach.

6. Transcortical approach:
• Entry point is through the middle frontal gyrus
• More lateral to medial approach of the ventricle
• Complete exposure of the lateral ventricles
• More dilated side is chosen or the non dominant side

8. Selection of an entry point in trans cortical approach:

9. Subchoridal approach:
Transcortical
Transcallosal

10. Endoscopic approach:
• Endoscopy offers non-stereoscopic monocular vision and one-handed
manipulation
• a wider tubular port (neuro-endoport) and the dual-port technique
enable a bimanual surgical technique.
• Microsurgery and endoscope-assisted microsurgery through a
craniotomy enable bimanual surgical manipulation under
stereoscopic vision.

11. Entry points for endoscopic approach:

13. Endoscopic Versus Microsurgical Resection of Colloid Cysts: A Systematic Review and
Meta-Analysis of 1278 Patients
Ahmed B. Sheikh, Zachary S. Mendelson, James K. Liu

14. Take away:
• Endoscopic approach is associated with fewer complications like
shunt dependency,Seizures,meningitis
• Open/microsurgical approaches less chance of reccurance as
complete resection is possible

15. Microsurgical approach studies:

16. Endoscopic approach:

17. Take away:
• Average cyst size is more in endoscopic procedures
• Gross total resection is more in microsurgical approaches
• Memory deficits were more in transcallosal
• Hydrocephalus more in trans cortical approach

18. • A review of most published articles indicate that the microsurgical
resection of colloid cysts leads to better gross total removal than the
endoscopic approach.
• Endoscopic approach has fewer complication rate like seizure
• Preserving all bridging veins draining the frontal lobe prevents venous
infarction. Dissection of the terminal parts of these veins from the
dura or modified dural opening prevents their occlusion.

19. Trans cortical:

30. Trans callosal:
• No hydrocephalus and dilated ventricles.
• Entry point will be 1.5 lateral to midline to
avoid the superior saggital sinus
• Brain retracted superior callosal arteries
are retracted
• Entry will be between the Fornices and
then into any of the foramen of Monroe
• Enblock cyst excision is possible in trans
callosal approach.

34. Trends in our Institute:
• 36 patients were studied retrospectively
• 19 patients underwent trans cortical approach
• 13 underwent trans callosal approach
• 3endoscopic trans cortical and
• 1 endoscopic trans callosal
• Common complications faced were Hydrocephalus,CSF leaks and
meningitis all in trans cortical approach
• No complications were noted in endoscopic approach
• No recurrence was noted in either of the procedures