Ventriculoperitoneal shunting versus endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of patients with hydrocephalus related to metastasis

BACKGROUND: Between 2005 and 2010, we treated patients with hydrocephalus related to cerebral metastases, who were not good candidates for surgical resection by either endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) or ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS). Patients were excluded from ETV if they had a clinica...

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Main Authors: Gonda, David D., Kim, Teddy E., Warnke, Peter C., Kasper, Ekkehard M., Carter, Bob S., Chen, Clark C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3463839/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23061013
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.100185
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