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Altafulla JJ, Suh S, Bordes S, et al. Choroidal fissure and choroidal fissure cysts: a comprehensive review. Anat Cell Biol. 2020;53(2):121-125doi: 10.5115/acb.20.040.
Altafulla, J. J., Suh, S., Bordes, S., Prickett, J., Iwanaga, J., Loukas, M., Dumont, A. S., & Tubbs, R. S. (2020). Choroidal fissure and choroidal fissure cysts: a comprehensive review. Anatomy & cell biology, 53(2), 121-125. https://doi.org/10.5115/acb.20.040
Altafulla, Juan J, et al. "Choroidal fissure and choroidal fissure cysts: a comprehensive review." Anatomy & cell biology vol. 53,2 (2020): 121-125. doi: https://doi.org/10.5115/acb.20.040
Altafulla JJ, Suh S, Bordes S, Prickett J, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Choroidal fissure and choroidal fissure cysts: a comprehensive review. Anat Cell Biol. 2020 Jun 30;53(2):121-125. doi: 10.5115/acb.20.040. PMID: 32647078; PMCID: PMC7343566.
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Anat Cell Biol. 2020 Jun 30;53(2):121-125. doi: 10.5115/acb.20.040.

Choroidal fissure and choroidal fissure cysts: a comprehensive review.

Anatomy & cell biology

Juan J Altafulla, Seungmo Suh, Stephen Bordes, Joshua Prickett, Joe Iwanaga, Marios Loukas, Aaron S Dumont, R Shane Tubbs

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama City, Panama.
  2. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.
  3. Aiken Neurosciences, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Aiken, SC, USA.
  4. Division of Gross and Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Kurume,University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  6. Department of Structural & Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.

PMID: 32647078 PMCID: PMC7343566 DOI: 10.5115/acb.20.040

Abstract

In this paper, the authors discuss the embryology and anatomy of the choroidal fissure, as well as the pathophysiology and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid cysts of this structure. Understanding its anatomical relations to nearby structures plays an essential role during brain surgeries. With the advancement and availability of imaging techniques, lesions of the choroidal fissure are often found incidentally. Patients are usually asymptomatic or exhibit symptoms that do not correlate with anatomical location or do not require surgical treatment. The choroidal fissure is a key landmark used during brain surgery. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of it and nearby anatomical structures is essential. Choroidal fissure cysts can be found incidentally, and well-known key features will allow one to differentiate them from other lesions. Surgical treatment should be reserved for symptomatic patients while asymptomatic patients should be monitored.

Keywords: Arachnoid cyst; Basal cistern; Choroidal fissure; Choroidal fissure cyst; Third ventricle

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