Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF) and cerebrospinal fluid shunting are sometimes used to treat pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), but their use patterns are unknown.

Objectives

To investigate the frequency of surgical PTCS treatment in the United States and to compare patients undergoing ONSF with those treated with shunting.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective longitudinal cross-sectional study. Inpatient data were obtained from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), and outpatient surgical center data were obtained from the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). Included in the analysis were 10 720 patients aged 18 to 65 years with a diagnosis code for PTCS, e

SUBMITTER: Hamedani AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739135 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature