Ibrahem Albalkhi, Areez Shafqat, Othman Bin-Alamer, Arka N Mallela, Zachary C Gersey, David Fernandes Cabral, Abdulrahman J Sabbagh, Constantinos G Hadjipanayis, Jorge A González-Martínez, Robert M Friedlander, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar
Pediatric optic pathway/hypothalamic gliomas (OPHG) pose challenges in treatment due to their location and proximity to vital structures. Surgical resection plays a key role in the management of OPHG especially when the tumor exhibits mass effect and causes symptoms. However, data regarding outcomes and complications of surgical resection for OPHG remains heterogenous. The authors performed a systematic review on pediatric OPHG in four databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar. We included studies that reported on the visual outcomes and complications of OPHG resection...
April 23, 2024: Child's Nervous System: ChNS: Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery