Part I: Development, Anatomy, and Neuroimaging
1. Developmental Origins of the Cerebral Ventricular System and Colloid Cysts
2. Anatomy of the Third Ventricle
3. Neuroimaging of Colloid Cysts
Part II: Natural History, Clinical Decision-Making and Treatment Overview
4. Natural History of Colloid Cysts of the Third Ventricle
5. Overview of Surgical Management for Colloid Cysts of the Third Ventricle
6. Consensus Panel Regarding the Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Colloid Cysts
Part III: Open Microsurgical Management of Colloid Cysts
7. The Microsurgical Resection of Colloid Cysts of the Third Ventricle: Transcallosal Approach
8. The Transcortical Approach
9. Transcortical Transventricular Approach for Colloid Cysts and Salvage Approaches by Converting to Open Resection
Part IV: Endoscopic Management of Colloid Cysts
10. The Endoscopic Resection of Colloid Cysts
11. Pure Endoscopic Resection of Colloid Cysts
12. Endoscopic Resection of Colloid Cysts of the Third Ventricle: 20 Years at Washington University
Part V: Atlas of Illustrated Clinical Cases
13. Case Vignette: The Interhemispheric Transcallosal Approach for Resection of Colloid Cysts
14. Principles of Surgical Management: Transcortical Approaches
15. Colloid Cysts of the Third Ventricle: The Tubular Retractor Approach
16. Endoscopic Resection of Colloid Cyst of the Third Ventricle Using a Suction-Morcellation Device
17. Bimanual Endoscopic Technique Using an Anterolateral Approach for the Resection of Colloid Cysts
18. Resection of Colloid Cysts Using Flexible Endoscopy: How I Do It?