INTRODUCTION: @entity5576 ( @entity5576 ) is a rare condition that is often managed conservatively. In @entity1 with aggressive progression of the disease surgical options are considered. There are few data on the outcomes of these @entity1 when surgically managed. We describe our experience of surgically managed @entity5576 and the outcomes of these @entity1 , in particular the surgical revision rate and interventions required for resolution of symptoms. METHODS: A retrospective review of all @entity1 files coded with benign intracranial @entity101 , @entity5576 or pseudotumour cerebri was undertaken. Files were searched with the date of diagnosis and the date these @entity1 were referred for surgical intervention. The surgical interventions and complications were then documented and note was made of the number of inpatient admissions and days spent in hospital. RESULTS: From 2000-2013, 79 @entity1 were identified as @entity1 with @entity5576 that had required surgical intervention; 52  % required further surgical intervention. The average number of surgical interventions was 5.6. For @entity1 requiring further intervention the average number of surgical interventions was 8.6. On average @entity1 with @entity5576 also spent 42 inpatient days in neurosurgical beds, whilst those @entity1 who required further intervention spent 63  days on average in neurosurgical beds. The length of the average individual admission was longer for @entity1 requiring repeated surgical interventions. CONCLUSION: Based on our experience, @entity1 that require surgical management of @entity5576 frequently require further surgical interventions to control symptoms and manage complications of CSF diversion surgery. Those that require such further intervention on average will have six further operations and spend significantly longer in hospital. Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunting is an effective first line surgical intervention for 52  % of our @entity1 cohort. This sub-group of @entity1 therefore requires specialist neurosurgical input for this long-term and challenging pathological process.

Surgically managed XXXX in adults: a single centre experience.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity5576 :: ('MESH:D011559', 'Disease') :: ['idiopathic intracranial hypertension', 'Idiopathic intracranial hypertension', 'IIH']
@entity5576 :: (MESH:D011559,Disease) :: ['idiopathic intracranial hypertension']
