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SynthesisMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

Factors Associated with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement Following Posterior Fossa Tumor Resection in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Younis Al-Mufargi, Asma AlHosni, Ayat Al Zadjali, Manar Al-Farsi, Al-Zahraa Al-Arafati, Said Al-Mayahi, Mohammed Al Subhi, Tariq Al-Saadi

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Synthesis in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Younis Al-MufargiDepartment of General Surgery, Medical City for Military and Security Services, Muscat 121, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-4211-4415
Asma AlHosniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, CHU de Montpellier, University of Montpellier, 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, 34295 Montpellier, France.
Ayat Al ZadjaliDepartment of Paediatrics, Al Rustaq Hospital, Rustaq 329, Oman.
Manar Al-FarsiDepartment of General Surgery, Sohar Hospital, Sohar 311, Oman.ORCID 0009-0002-9191-3376
Al-Zahraa Al-ArafatiCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman.
Said Al-MayahiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Khoula Hospital, Muscat 116, Oman.
Mohammed Al SubhiSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-3425-3804
Tariq Al-SaadiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9674-5175

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Infratentorial NeoplasmsVentriculoperitoneal ShuntChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansHydrocephalusMalePostoperative Complicationsassociated factorscerebrospinal fluidhydrocephalusmeta-analysispediatric neurosurgeryposterior fossa tumorventriculoperitoneal shunt

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PMID42942484
PMCPMC13706951

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