Since the introduction of the modern, smaller endoscopes in the 1960s, neuroendoscopy
has become an expanding field of neurosurgery. Neuroendoscopy reflects the tendency of …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has now become an accepted mode of
hydrocephalus treatment in children. Varying degrees of success for the procedure have …

Background The significant technological improvement of endoscopic instrumentation has
allowed, in the last 10 years, a widespread diffusion of neuroendoscopic procedures …

Introduction Among children with hydrocephalus, neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage
(IVH) and posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PH) are considered a group with one of the …

Object The object of this study was to analyze the outcome of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) in patients under 2 years of age and investigate factors related to ETV …

Objective Patient's age and etiology of hydrocephalus are the most important factors
influencing the success rate of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). Failure rates are …

Advances in surgical instrumentation and technique have lead to an extensive use of
endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of pediatric hydrocephalus. The aim of …

OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is considered to be a safe and effective
treatment in selected patients as an initial treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus and at the …

Background and objective The classification of hydrocephalus in newborns and in infants is
different from the classification in adulthood. This difference exists due to disparity in the …

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been used predominantly in
the pediatric population in the past. Application in the adult population has been less …