TY - JOUR T1 - Cerebral salt wasting syndrome, postoperative complication in tumours of the cerebellopontine angle JO - Neurocirugía (English edition) T2 - AU - Ruiz-Juretschke,Fernando AU - Arístegui,Miguel AU - García-Leal,Roberto AU - Fernández-Carballal,Carlos AU - Lowy,Alejandro AU - Martin-Oviedo,Carlos AU - Panadero,Teresa SN - 11301473 M3 - 10.1016/j.neucir.2011.08.001 DO - 10.1016/j.neucir.2011.08.001 UR - https://www.revistaneurocirugia.com/es-cerebral-salt-wasting-syndrome-postoperative-articulo-S1130147312000103 AB - Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) is a rare complication in posterior fossa tumour surgery. We present two patients with cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumours who developed cerebral salt wasting postoperatively. Both patients deteriorated in spite of intensive fluid and salt replacement. On CT scan the patients presented mild to moderate ventricular dilation, which was treated with an external ventricular drainage. After the resolution of hydrocephalus, fluid balance rapidly returned to normal in both patients and the clinical status improved. Identification and treatment of secondary obstructive hydrocephalus may contribute to the management of CSW associated to posterior fossa tumour surgery. ER -