Document Type
Article
Department
Neurosurgery
Abstract
Hydrocephalus, unless treated, is one of the terminal manifestations of intracranial metastatic disease. Single lesions causing obstructive hydrocephalus are amenable to surgical resection, but in the setting of multiple lesions and communicating hydrocephalus from leptomeningeal disease, the approach to treatment is much less defined. The use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) has been described, but data is limited. In this review, we summarize the sparse data available in literature describing the use of CSF diversion for patients with metastatic disease presenting with hydrocephalus and neurological decline.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Mirza, F. A.,
Shamim, M.
(2018). Role of palliative CSF diversion in patients with intracranial metastatic disease and symptomatic hydrocephalus. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 68(9), 1412-1414.
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