ISSN:
1433-0350
Keywords:
Key words Posterior fossa tumors
;
Children
;
V-P shunt
;
Ventricular drainage
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract 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.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003810050217
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