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ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2019

Spontaneous Disappearance of an Arachnoid Cyst after Burr Hole Drainage of Chronic Subdural Hematoma.

Do-Yub Kim, Sungjoon Lee, Byung-Sam Choi, Jung-Soo Kim

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Article in Korean journal of neurotrauma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spontaneous rupture of an arachnoid cyst with subdural hygroma formation: a rare case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Do-Yub KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4623-9303
Sungjoon LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1675-0506
Byung-Sam ChoiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8760-9593
Jung-Soo KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3738-6376
Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital · KRChangwon National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is well known that the presence of arachnoid cysts (ACs) in young patients is a risk factor for developing a chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) after a minor head injury. Although there have been controversies with the treatment, most authors recommend only draining the CSDH if the AC is asymptomatic. This judgement is based on the facts that this surgical approach has shown good clinical outcomes, and the AC usually remains unchanged after the surgery. Our case demonstrates that the AC of a young patient who developed a CSDH after a minor head injury completely disappeared after a burr hole drainage of the CSDH. Although the chances of an AC disappearing are low, this case shows that an AC might disappear after only draining a CSDH when a rupture of the AC membrane is identified. In such cases, we recommend first draining only the CSDH for the treatment of AC-associated CSDHs.

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Arachnoid cystsChronic subdural hematomaHead injuries

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