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Observational studyChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2020

Retrospective analysis of the clinical and radiological features of 94 consecutive DIPGs patients to investigate the factors determining the development of hydrocephalus and its impact on clinical status and survival.

Carlo Giussani, Lelio Guida, Veronica Biassoni, Elisabetta Schiavello, Giorgio Carrabba, Andrea Trezza, Erik Sganzerla, Maura Massimino

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Observational study in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carlo GiussaniNeurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ospedale San Gerardo, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy. carlo.giussani@unimib.it.
Lelio GuidaNeurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ospedale San Gerardo, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Veronica BiassoniPediatric Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Elisabetta SchiavelloPediatric Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Giorgio CarrabbaNeurosurgery, School of Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Andrea TrezzaNeurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ospedale San Gerardo, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Erik SganzerlaNeurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ospedale San Gerardo, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Maura MassiminoPediatric Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
University of Milano-Bicocca · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere is no consensus in the literature about the impact of hydrocephalus on clinical course and overall survival of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) patients as well as about its specific treatment. Authors reviewed a series of DIPG patients to investigate factors related to the onset of hydrocephalus, its treatment, and its impact on clinical course and prognosis.

methodsA retrospective observational study was performed enrolling pediatric patients affected by DIPG from 2008 to 2018. Clinical and radiological charts were reviewed to find patients' demographic, pathologic and radiologic features in hydrocephalic and non-hydrocephalic patients. In the hydrocephalus cohort, treatment strategy and its effectiveness and complications were analyzed.

resultsNinety-four pediatric patients were enrolled in the study. Patients who developed hydrocephalus showed significantly lesser maximum axial tumor areas than patients without hydrocephalus (respectively 6.5 cm

conclusionThe onset of hydrocephalus occurs in the first moths of the disease story and found a negative correlation with tumor maximal axial diameter. Early treatment of hydrocephalus presents a very low complications rate with satisfying clinical outcome, as it allows the patients to continue the neurooncological therapies being a part of the treatment armamentarium instead of a palliative solution.

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HydrocephalusNeuroendoscopyThird VentricleChildHumansInfantRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVentriculostomyDiffuse intrinsic pontine gliomaEndoscopic third ventriculostomyHydrocephalusVentriculo peritoneal shunt

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PMID32222799
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