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Glioma surgery
Introduction
Surgery
Surgery
1. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.[1]
- The aim of surgery is to:
- Make a definitive diagnosis
- Debulk the tumor to relieve elevated intracranial pressure
- Reduce the tumor mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatment
2. CSF shunting is performed to relieve the pressure in the brain due to blockade in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid due to gliomatosis cerebri.
- External ventricular drain
- Temporary shunt
- Internal drain
- Permanent shunt
- Drains CSF into the patient’s abdomen, where it is absorbed into the body
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manangement of glioma. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms#MANAGEMENT
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