Hydrocephalus in Surgically Treated Glioblastoma Patients – To Treat or Not to Treat?
The decision to treat hydrocephalus in GB patients depends on various factors and remains challenging. Treatment in patients with good functional status before hydrocephalus seems to prolong overall survival, leads to a relief in symptoms, and improves functional outcome with an acceptable risk of morbidity.
Authors
- Emilia Westarp
- Raphaël Guzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9620-0581)
- Jehuda Soleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1900-9286)
- Severina Leu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2963-2891)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124167
- Primary Topic
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00