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• TITLE: Giant Thoracic Meningocele Causing Acute Respiratory Compromise

  AUTHORS: Alp Yurter, Paul E. Kaloostian

  KEYWORDS: Giant Thoracic Meningocele; Intrathoracic; Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF); Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt; Respiratory Compromise; Neurofibromatosis Type I (NF-I)

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, Vol.3 No.4, October 17, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Objective: The authors report a rare case of giant thoracic meningocele causing acute respiratory compromise, treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Case Report: We report the case of a 36-year-old with severe scoliosis status post repair over a decade ago, neurofibromatosis type I, and a known large meningocele in the left thoracic cavity, presenting with new acute respiratory compromise. She was taken to the operating room for a lumboperitoneal shunt, but the operation was aborted due to her severe spinal deformity. Two days later, she successfully underwent a procedure for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. Upon discharge a week later, the patient was hemodynamically stable, able to move all extremities with good strength, and demonstrated improved oxygenation. In the following 7 months, the patient demonstrated continued minimal requirement on nasal cannula, and MRI showed a stable left thoracic giant meningocele. Conclusion: Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is a method of treating and stabilizing acutely symptomatic giant meningoceles.