The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of hydrocephalus

TW Vogel, B Bahuleyan, S Robinson… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Hydrocephalus remains a major public health problem. Conventional treatment has
relied on extracranial shunting of CSF to another systemic site, but this approach is …

The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in adult patients with hydrocephalus

MD Jenkinson, C Hayhurst, M Al-Jumaily… - Journal of …, 2009 - thejns.org
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 …

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 …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of hydrocephalus: Outcome analysis of 168 consecutive procedures

SF Salvador, J Oliveira, J Pereira, H Barros… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is the treatment of choice for obstructive
hydrocephalus, but the outcome is still controversial in terms of age and aetiology. Methods …

Complications of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in previously shunted patients

WJ Hader, RL Walker, ST Myles… - Operative …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Third ventriculostomy in a single pediatric surgical unit

D Egger, B Balmer, S Altermatt, M Meuli - Child's Nervous System, 2010 - Springer
Purpose Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a successful method of treatment for
obstructive hydrocephalus that has become popular over the last 20 years. The purpose of …

Value of endoscopic third ventriculostomy instead of shunt revision

J Baldauf, MJ Fritsch, J Oertel… - min-Minimally …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the value of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) in patients with shunt malfunction or infection. Methods: ETV was …

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 previously shunt-treated patients

BG Rocque, H Jensen, RW Reeder… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an option for treatment of
hydrocephalus, including for patients who have a history of previous treatment with CSF …

Successful endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children depends on age and etiology of hydrocephalus: outcome analysis in 51 pediatric patients

S Duru, JL Peiro, M Oria, E Aydin, C Subasi… - Child's Nervous …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has become the method of choice in the
treatment of hydrocephalus. Age and etiology could determine success rates (SR) of ETV …