COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING GAMMA-KNIFE RADIOSURGERY

被引:10
作者
PARK, YG [1 ]
CHUNG, SS [1 ]
KIM, DI [1 ]
CHANG, JW [1 ]
CHO, J [1 ]
机构
[1] YONSEI UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT RADIOL,SEOUL 120752,SOUTH KOREA
关键词
CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPLICATION; GAMMA KNIFE; HYDROCEPHALUS; STEREOTAXIC RADIOSURGERY; RADIATION INJURY;
D O I
10.1159/000098785
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Between May 1992 and February 1994, 213 lesions in 183 consective patients were treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. During this period, we experienced 2 deaths, 1 directly and another indirectly related to irradiation. Nonfatal complications included tumor bleeding, and 4 ventriculoperitoneal shunts had to be inserted due to aggravation of preexisting hydrocephalus. Radiation-induced imaging changes developed in 23.6% of the cases followed up for more than 6 months. Among 24 lesions of 8 cavernous hemangiomas, all 4 cases with lesions larger than 1.5 cm(3) developed imaging changes.
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页码:239 / 248
页数:10
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