OBJECTIVE: To develop a model to predict the probability of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) success in the treatment for hydrocephalus on the basis of a child's …

Object The goal of this study was to externally validate the proposed Endoscopic Third
Ventriculostomy Success Score (ETVSS), which predicts successful treatment for …

Object Published case series of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for childhood
hydrocephalus have reported widely varying success rates. The authors recently developed …

Object The authors recently developed and internally validated the ETV Success Score
(ETVSS)—a simplified means of predicting the 6-month success rate of endoscopic third …

Object In Uganda, childhood hydrocephalus is common and difficult to treat. In some
children, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) can be successful and avoid dependence …

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 …

Introduction The IIHS is an international, prospective, multicenter study to compare
endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and shunt in infants (< 24 months old) with …

Purpose The outcome of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is worse in children
younger than 2 years old and especially in infants, and controversies still exist whether ETV …

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 …

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 …