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  • Title: Endoscopic Removal of a Bullet That Migrated to the Third Ventricle Causing Hydrocephalus.
    Author: Aydoseli A, Unal TC, Aras Y, Sabanci PA, Altunrende E, Izgi N.
    Journal: World Neurosurg; 2017 Sep; 105():1038.e11-1038.e16. PubMed ID: 28645596.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus caused by an intraventricular bullet is a rare event. We report a case of endoscopic removal of an intraventricular bullet. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 66-year-old man was admitted with a gunshot wound to the head after a suicide attempt. The bullet migrated from the frontal parenchyma to the third ventricle day 4 of admission. On day 21 of admission, the patient developed hydrocephalus with obstruction of the cerebral aqueduct. The bullet was accessed through an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and removed using an endoscope. CONCLUSIONS: Hydrocephalus may develop in patients with intraventricular foreign objects. When such objects must be removed, the endoscopic approach is a safe, efficient, and minimally invasive procedure. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature of foreign object removal from the ventricle via a transcortical endoscopic approach.
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