Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in pediatric patients: the Canadian experience

JM Drake… - …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Reports from relatively small series of pediatric patients predominantly from
single centers have hampered accurate analysis of outcome from endoscopic third …

Complications of endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a review

T Bouras, S Sgouros - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an established treatment for
hydrocephalus. Most studies focus on success rate, and complications are insufficiently …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: outcome analysis in 368 procedures

O Sacko, S Boetto, V Lauwers-Cances… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Although endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been accepted as a procedure
of choice for the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus, the outcome of this treatment …

Pediatric endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a population-based study

S Lam, D Harris, BG Rocque, SA Ham - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an alternative to ventriculoperitoneal
shunting for hydrocephalus treatment. Choice of treatment options raises questions about …

The success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: analysis of prognostic factors

LL Furlanetti, MV Santos, RS De Oliveira - Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2013 - karger.com
Objective: The treatment of hydrocephalus in children with endoscopic third ventriculostomy
(ETV) has particular features and is associated with different success rates (SR). The aim of …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients younger than 2 years: outcome analysis of 41 hydrocephalus cases

AA Sufianov, GAAZ SufiAnovA, IA Iakimov - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2010 - thejns.org
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 …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: prospective, multicenter results from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

AV Kulkarni, J Riva-Cambrin, R Holubkov… - Journal of …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is now established as a viable
treatment option for a subgroup of children with hydrocephalus. Here, the authors report …

A cost-effectiveness analysis of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

HJL Garton, JRW Kestle, DD Cochrane… - Neurosurgery, 2002 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is currently the principal alternative to
cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement in the management of pediatric hydrocephalus. Cost …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus: validation of a success score that predicts long-term outcome

AJ Durnford, FJ Kirkham, N Mathad… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object The goal of this study was to externally validate the proposed Endoscopic Third
Ventriculostomy Success Score (ETVSS), which predicts successful treatment for …

Success and failure of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in young infants: are there different age distributions?

D Koch-Wiewrodt, W Wagner - Child's Nervous System, 2006 - Springer
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 …