Predictive factors associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunting after posterior fossa tumor surgery in children.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate established risk factors and define new inflammation-associated factors associated with postoperative ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.

Methods: The electronic medical records of children who underwent surgery for a tumor in the posterior fossa between January 2009 and January 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Factors evaluated include age, clinical symptoms, tumor type, extent of surgical tumor resection, treatment with EVD and/or ETV, radiological findings, postoperative serum CRP, and leucocyte levels.