Weihua Liu1, Junwen Wang1, Kai Zhao1, Hongtao Zhu1, Yixuan Ma1, Kai Shu2. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. kshu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Hydrocephalus is one of the most significant comorbidities of pediatric suprasellar tumors. Up to 37.5-68.0% of patients were diagnosed with hydrocephalus at admission. However, after surgical resection of the tumor, 9.3-51.4% of the hydrocephalus will persist and require a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with postresection shunting in children with suprasellar tumors. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of children who underwent surgery for suprasellar tumors at our department from February 2011 to December 2020. We used univariate and multivariate analysis to screen the factors that might be correlated with postoperative shunt placement, taking into account patients' characteristics, tumor histology/size/calcification, the severity of preoperative hydrocephalus, the involvement of ventricles, external ventricular drainage (EVD) placement, postoperative intraventricular hematoma, the extent of resection, and other surgical details. RESULTS: A total of 124 children who underwent surgery for suprasellar tumors were included in our study. Hydrocephalus was present in 55 patients (44.3%) at admission; 23 patients (18.5%) received VPS implantation after tumor removal. Univariate analysis showed that the involvement of ventricles (p = 0.002), moderate/severe preoperative hydrocephalus (p = 0.001), postoperative intraventricular hematoma (p = 0.005), and EVD implantation (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with postoperative VPS. Multivariate analysis confirmed that only ventricle involvement (p = 0.002; OR = 5.6; 95%CI 1.8-17.2) and intraventricular hematoma (p = 0.01; OR = 10.7; 95%CI 1.8-64.2) were independent risk factors for postresection shunting. CONCLUSION: Ventricle involvement and intraventricular hematoma can be identified as independent predictors for postoperative shunting in pediatric suprasellar tumors.
OBJECTIVE: Hydrocephalus is one of the most significant comorbidities of pediatric suprasellar tumors. Up to 37.5-68.0% of patients were diagnosed with hydrocephalus at admission. However, after surgical resection of the tumor, 9.3-51.4% of the hydrocephalus will persist and require a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with postresection shunting in children with suprasellar tumors. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of children who underwent surgery for suprasellar tumors at our department from February 2011 to December 2020. We used univariate and multivariate analysis to screen the factors that might be correlated with postoperative shunt placement, taking into account patients' characteristics, tumor histology/size/calcification, the severity of preoperative hydrocephalus, the involvement of ventricles, external ventricular drainage (EVD) placement, postoperative intraventricular hematoma, the extent of resection, and other surgical details. RESULTS: A total of 124 children who underwent surgery for suprasellar tumors were included in our study. Hydrocephalus was present in 55 patients (44.3%) at admission; 23 patients (18.5%) received VPS implantation after tumor removal. Univariate analysis showed that the involvement of ventricles (p = 0.002), moderate/severe preoperative hydrocephalus (p = 0.001), postoperative intraventricular hematoma (p = 0.005), and EVD implantation (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with postoperative VPS. Multivariate analysis confirmed that only ventricle involvement (p = 0.002; OR = 5.6; 95%CI 1.8-17.2) and intraventricular hematoma (p = 0.01; OR = 10.7; 95%CI 1.8-64.2) were independent risk factors for postresection shunting. CONCLUSION: Ventricle involvement and intraventricular hematoma can be identified as independent predictors for postoperative shunting in pediatric suprasellar tumors.
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