Role of palliative CSF diversion in patients with intracranial metastatic disease and symptomatic hydrocephalus.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 68(9): 1412-1414, 2018 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-30317279
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.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Ventriculostomía
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Derivación Ventriculoperitoneal
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Hidrocefalia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pak Med Assoc
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido