Table 4.
Complications of Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoid Surgery
| Reference | CSF Leak | Aseptic Meningitis | Septic Meningitis Abscess | Hematoma | Venous Thrombosis | Long Tract and Cerebellar Deficit | Epilepsy | Hydrocephalus | CN Worsening* | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA, not available; EVD, external ventricular drainage; VP, ventriculoperitoneal, CN, cranial nerve. | ||||||||||
| Fisher et al,23 1984 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | NA | – |
| Berger et al,2 1985 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | NA | – | 2 | NA | – |
| Sabin et al,25 1987 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 (2 shunts and 1 EVD) | 3 | 1 |
| Salazar et al,15 1987 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1 | 5 (VP shunt) | NA | 1 |
| Morard et al,24 1988 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | NA | 1 |
| Rubin et al,31 1989 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| de Souza et al,22 1989 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 12 (shunted prior to surgery) | 5 | 2 |
| Lunardi et al,13 1990 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | NA | 2 |
| Vinchon et al,11 1995 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 2 |
| Samii et al,10 1996 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Mohanty et al,29 1997 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Talacchi et al,12 1998 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | – |
| Mallucci et al,19 1999 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Kobata et al,18 2002 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | NA | – |
| Lakhdar et al,20 2002 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 (VP shunt) | NA | – |
| Schroeder et al,26 2004 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – |
| Our series 2005 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (EVD) | 6 | – |
*
Includes new onset of cranial nerve deficit, remaining or worsening of an existing deficit, and unchanged deficits.