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- Title
Surgical management of raised intracranial pressure secondary to otogenic infection and venous sinus thrombosis.
- Authors
Bevan, Rhian; Patel, Chirag; Bhatti, Imran; te Water Naude, Johann; Gibbon, Frances; Leach, Paul
- Abstract
Purpose: This study reviews paediatric patients with raised intracranial pressure as a result of venous sinus thrombosis secondary to otogenic mastoiditis, requiring admission to the paediatric neuroscience centre at the University Hospital Wales, Cardiff. The consensus regarding the management of otogenic hydrocephalus in the published literature is inconsistent, with a trend towards conservative over surgical management. We reviewed our management of this condition over a 9-year period especially with regard to ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunting. Methods: Analysis of a prospectively collected database of paediatric surgical patients was analysed and patients diagnosed with otogenic hydrocephalus from November 2010 to August 2018 were identified. Our data was compared with the published literature on this condition. Results: Eleven children, 7 males and 4 females, were diagnosed with otogenic hydrocephalus over the 9-year period. Five (45.5%) required VP shunt insertion to manage their intracranial pressure and protect their vision. The remaining six patients (54.5%) were managed medically. Conclusions: When children with mastoiditis and venous sinus thrombosis progress to having symptoms or signs of raised intracranial pressure, they should ideally be managed within a neuroscience centre. Of those children, almost half will need permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion to protect their sight.
- Subjects
WALES; INTRACRANIAL pressure; SINUS thrombosis; VENOUS thrombosis; SYMPTOMS; VENOUS pressure
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2020, Vol 36, Issue 2, p349
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-019-04353-3