Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: For all of the patients, both the subdural effusion and ventriculomegaly subsided and clinical symptoms lessened after surgery. CONCLUSION: Ventriculoperitoneal shunting alone is an effective and satisfactory procedure; no subdural peritoneal shunt is needed for patients with subdural effusion accompanied by hydrocephalus. To-and-fro communication between the subdural effusion and ventricles is considered to be present in these patients. When selecting the treatment for subdural effusion, it is important to consider whether hydrocephalus (disturbance of cerebrospinal fluid circulation) is present.
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Authors | T Kawaguchi, S Fujita, K Hosoda, Y Shibata, H Komatsu, N Tamaki |
Journal | Neurosurgery
(Neurosurgery)
Vol. 43
Issue 5
Pg. 1033-9
(Nov 1998)
ISSN: 0148-396X [Print] United States |
PMID | 9802846
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aneurysm, Ruptured
(surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Hydrocephalus
(surgery)
- Intracranial Aneurysm
(surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Postoperative Complications
(surgery)
- Reoperation
- Subdural Effusion
(surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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