Intracranial pressure monitoring after posterior fossa surgery

ABSTRACT

After posterior fossa surgery, hydrocephalus may persist or evolve. Proper management of this complication requires timely detection. Postoperative intracranial pressure monitoring has been used in ten patients harboring posterior fossa tumors. Only two patients ultimately had to be shunted. This tool has proved to be safe and reliable for early detection and management of persistent hydrocephalus following posterior fossa surgery