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In the last two decades opinions have differed concerning the technique of prophylaxis of postoperative CSF circulation disturbances in patients with infratentorial tumours. The advocates of temporary perioperative external ventricular fluid drainage (C-VFD) [1, 8, 9, 11–13, 15, 17] are opposed to those authors who demand preoperative implantation of an internal shunt system [1–3, 5, 6, 10]. Recently Albright [2] pointed out that as yet there have been no investigations as to whether C-VFD or internal shunt is the better method of treatment.
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Richard, K.E., Heller, R., Frowein, R.A. (1982). Internal Shunt or Perioperative Pressure-Controlled Ventricular Fluid Drainage (C-VFD) in Children and Juveniles with Infratentorial Tumours. In: Voth, D., Gutjahr, P., Langmaid, C. (eds) Tumours of the Central Nervous System in Infancy and Childhood. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95413-9_36
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