Communicating hydrocephalus after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: does technique matter? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Paolo De SanctisSheryl GreenIsabelle M Germano

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2019)

The incidence of cHCP following RS for VS is very low in both GK and LINAC treated patients, albeit not identical. The higher reported surgical intervention rate for VS patients treated with GK RS might be multi-factorial, including longer follow-up in the GK group.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors
subarachnoid hemorrhage
small cell lung cancer
cerebrospinal fluid
brain injury
hearing loss