Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss
the basic epidemiology of pediatric CNS GCTs. Perform the diagnostic workup and full …

The indications for neuroendoscopy are not only constantly increasing, but even the
currently accepted indications are constantly being adjusted and tailored. This is also true …

Introduction The decision-making process when we compare endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) with shunts as surgical options for the treatment of hydrocephalus in …

OBJECTIVE: Reports from relatively small series of pediatric patients predominantly from
single centers have hampered accurate analysis of outcome from endoscopic third …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the short-term operative success and the long-term reliability of
endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for treatment of hydrocephalus and to examine the …

Object The purpose of this study was to elucidate the efficacy of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV), the procedure's indications, and prognosis after treatment in patients …

Object This study compares endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal
shunt (VPS) in the treatment of pediatric patients with marked obstructive hydrocephalus due …

Neuroendoscopy began with a desire to visualize the ventricles and deeper structures of the
brain. Unfortunately, the technology available to early neuroendoscopists was not sufficient …

Object Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is the treatment of choice for hydrocephalus,
but the outcome is dependent on the cause of this disorder, and the procedure remains …

Object The authors evaluate the incidence of persistent hydrocephalus after early surgical
management of pediatric posterior fossa tumors and the indicators for routine preoperative …