Object The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of CSF disturbances before and after intracranial surgery for pediatric @entity1313 in a large, contemporary, single-institution consecutive series. Methods All pediatric @entity1 (those < 18 years old), from a well-defined population of 3.0 million inhabitants, who underwent craniotomies for @entity5 at Oslo University Hospital in Rikshospitalet between 2000 and 2010 were included. The @entity1 were identified from the authors' prospectively collected database. A thorough review of all medical charts was performed to validate all the database data. Results Included in the study were 381 consecutive craniotomies, performed on 302 @entity1 (50.1% male, 49.9% female). The mean age of the @entity1 in the study was 8.63 years (range 0-17.98 years). The follow-up rate was 100%. Primary craniotomies were performed in 282 cases (74%), while 99 cases (26%) were secondary craniotomies. @entity5 were located supratentorially in 249 cases (65.3%), in the posterior fossa in 105 (27.6%), and in the brainstem/diencephalon in 27 (7.1%). The surgical approach was supratentorial in 260 cases (68.2%) and infratentorial in 121 (31.8%). Preoperative @entity1276 was found in 124 cases (32.5%), and 71 (86.6%) of 82 achieved complete cure with @entity5 resection only. New-onset postoperative @entity1276 was observed in 9 (3.5%) of 257 cases. The rate of postoperative CSF leaks was 6.3%. Conclusions Preoperative @entity1276 was found in 32.5% of pediatric @entity1 with @entity1313 treated using craniotomies. Tumor resection alone cured preoperative @entity1276 in 86.6% of cases and the incidence of new-onset @entity1276 after craniotomy was only 3.5%.

Cerebrospinal fluid disturbances after 381 consecutive craniotomies for @entity5 in pediatric XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'Tumors', 'intracranial tumors'] @entity1276 :: ('MESH:D006849', 'Disease') :: ['hydrocephalus'] @entity1313 :: ('MESH:D001932', 'Disease') :: ['brain tumors']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
