Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of glioma patient group
From: Challenges in cerebrospinal fluid shunting in patients with glioblastoma
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 20 (66.7) |
 Female | 10 (33.3) |
Age at diagnosis | |
 < 60 | 23 (76.7) |
 ≥ 60 | 7 (23.3) |
Number of microsurgical tumor resections prior to shunt implantation | |
 None | 5 (16.7) |
 1 time | 17 (56.7) |
 2 times | 3 (10.0) |
 3 times | 4 (13.3) |
 4 times | 1 (3.3) |
Type of CSF circulation disturbance | |
 Obstructive hydrocephalus | 9 (30.0) |
 Communicating hydrocephalus | 15 (50.0) |
 External hydrocephalus | 3 (10.0) |
 Trapped ventricle | 1 (3.3) |
 Expanding CSF collection in resection cavity | 2 (6.7) |
Type of CSF diversion | |
 Ventriculoperitoneal | 21 (70.0) |
 Subduroperitoneal | 3 (10.0) |
 Cystoperitoneal | 2 (6.7) |
Combined two catheters | |
 Frontal horn + temporal horn | 2 (6.7) |
 Frontal horn bilateral | 1 (3.3) |
 Expanding cyst + temporal horn | 1 (3.3) |