Role of palliative CSF diversion in patients with intracranial metastatic disease and symptomatic hydrocephalus

Farhan A. Mirza, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1412-1414
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume68
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2018

Keywords

  • CSF diversion
  • Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Metastatic tumours
  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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