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SynthesisChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2022

Intracranial drainage versus extracranial shunt in the treatment of intracranial arachnoid cysts: a meta-analysis.

Wei Gong, Xiao-Dan Wang, Yan-Ting Liu, Zheng Sun, Yuan-Guo Deng, Sheng-Mei Wu, Lei Wang, Chun-Lei Tian

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Synthesis in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei GongDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Xiao-Dan WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Yan-Ting LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Zheng SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Yuan-Guo DengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Sheng-Mei WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Lei WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China.
Chun-Lei TianDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University & Institute of Neurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443003, China. cltianyc@163.com.
Yichang Central People's Hospital · CNChina Three Gorges University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo review the literature and analyze the efficacy and safety of two surgery procedures, intracranial drainage and extracranial shunt, for intracranial arachnoid cysts.

methodsWe searched the online Medlars, PubMed, and Cochrane Central electronic databases and collected studies of patients with intracranial arachnoid cysts treated with two surgical methods.

resultsThe meta-analysis results shows that there were not statistically significant in clinical symptoms improvement, cyst reduction, the improvement of epilepsy, epidural hematoma, cerebrospinal fluid leak, and recurrence rate (P > 0.05, with RR values are 0.99, 0.94, 1.00, 0.94, 1.21, and 0.75 respectively). There was statistically significant in the occurrence rate of intracranial infection (P = 0.0004, RR = 0.28). The intracranial drainage group was lower than extracranial shunt group.

conclusionThe results indicated that the efficacy and safety of two surgery procedures are similar in the treatment of intracranial arachnoid cysts, but the intracranial drainage was better than extracranial shunt in reducing the risk of intracranial infection.

Indexed as

Arachnoid CystsCerebrospinal Fluid ShuntsDrainageHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesIntracranial arachnoid cystsIntracranial infectionMicrosurgeryShunt

Identifiers

PMID35723726
OpenAlexW4283164604

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