Pediatric Posterior Fossa Brain Tumor Surgical Outcome

Authors

  • Mian Awais Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Lahore Medical City, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Akhtar Muner Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Lahore Medical City, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Laeeq-ur-Rehman Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Lahore Medical City, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Syed Misbah Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Lahore Medical City, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rimla Ayesha Murshid Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36552/pjns.v26i2.686

Keywords:

Posterior fossa tumors, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

Abstract

Objective:  The study analyzed the complications and satisfactory surgical outcomes of posterior fossa brain tumor surgery in Lahore Medical City Lahore.

Materials and Methods:  A prospective study was conducted and included 40 children who were diagnosed with posterior fossa brain tumors by history, physical examination, and later radiologically were admitted and operated on at the Pediatric Neurosurgery Department in Lahore medical City Lahore between the period of March 2021 and March 2022.

Results:  There were 26 (65%) male and 14 (35% females) individuals among the 40 patients. The average age was 12.5 years. This study found that great surgical outcomes were observed in 10 instances (25 percent), good outcomes in 20 cases (50%), and bad outcomes in 10 cases (25%). The most frequent clinical manifestations were headache (38%), vomiting (30%), ataxia (10%), blurred vision (10%), and cranial nerve palsy (12.5%). The best prognosis is shown in children with Pilocytic astrocytoma, followed by ependymoma, while the poorest outcome is seen in children with medulloblastoma.

Conclusion:  Pediatric neurosurgeons continue to face particular difficulty in the surgical treatment of posterior fossa brain tumors. Our study compares the outcomes, complications, and surgical outcomes to prior clinical investigations.

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Published

2022-07-17