Posterior fossa tumors in children--indications for ventricular drainage and for V-P shunting.
A clinical analysis of 95 patients with posterior fossa tumors treated in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical University in Gdansk over a period of 16 years (1979-1995) is presented. The following preoperative factors were studied: localization, size and suspected type of tumor, size of the ventricular system, and presence or absence of the "halo" symptom. The indications for ventricular drainage (Fisher) versus V-P shunting as a preliminary treatment are discussed. Finally, the advantages of each of these procedures are emphasized.
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland. wwas@amg.gda.pl
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Imieliński
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Kloc
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Wasilewski
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Liczbik
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Puzyrewski
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Karwacki
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D014696:Ventriculostomy