Management of the unresectable cystic craniopharyngioma by aspiration through an Ommaya reservoir drainage system
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 52 (1) , 36-40
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1980.52.1.0036
Abstract
Four patients with primary and recurrent craniopharyngiomas that were grossly cystic were managed by intermittent aspiration through an indwelling Ommaya reservoir apparatus. The technique is safe and provides a reasonable alternative for the amelioration of signs and symptoms when total extirpation of the tumor is impossible.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- The ommaya reservoir.Newly recognized complications and recommendations for insertion and useCancer, 1978
- Long Term Results in the Management of CraniopharyngiomasNeurosurgery, 1977
- Management of craniopharyngioma in childrenJournal of Neurosurgery, 1977
- Recovery from anterograde and retrograde amnesia after percutaneous drainage of a cystic craniopharyngioma.Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1976
- THE PATTERN-EVOKED POTENTIAL IN COMPRESSION OF THE ANTERIOR VISUAL PATHWAYSBrain, 1976
- Late results of radical excision of craniopharyngiomas in childrenJournal of Neurosurgery, 1975
- Craniopharyngiomas in children and adultsJournal of Neurosurgery, 1972
- Transsphenoidal hypophysectomyJournal of Neurosurgery, 1971
- Intermittent Drainage of Intracranial Cyst via the Subcutaneous Ommaya ReservoirJournal of Neurosurgery, 1967
- SUBCUTANEOUS RESERVOIR AND PUMP FOR STERILE ACCESS TO VENTRICULAR CEREBROSPINAL FLUIDThe Lancet, 1963