Cerebral edema associated with ventricular reservoirs in two patients: a case report

Case Rep Neurol Med. 2012:2012:569762. doi: 10.1155/2012/569762. Epub 2012 Feb 26.

Abstract

Placement of ventricular reservoirs is a common practice to treat various tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Ventricular catheter-reservoir-associated edema has been noted in the literature, but a thorough review of this literature identified no articles that examine this particular complication in neurooncology patients, specifically. We report two cases of ventricular catheter-reservoir-associated edema in patients receiving treatment for CNS metastasis.

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