A reverse brain herniation (RBH) after ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP) in posterior fossa tumour with obstructive hydrocephalus

A reverse brain herniation (RBH) after ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP) in posterior fossa tumour with obstructive hydrocephalus

The risk of hydrocephalus in posterior fossa tumour is quite high (71- 90%), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion procedures like ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and external ventricular drainage (EVD) are emergency procedures and may improve symptoms like hea...

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Main Authors: Lamkordor Tyngkan, Avatar Singh, Abdul Rashid Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2021-09-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
hydrocephalus
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
reverse brain herniation
posterior fossa tumour
Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1957

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