Object Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a viable alternative to CSF shunting in
hydrocephalic patients and is used with varying degrees of success dependent on age and …

OBJECTIVE The efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for the treatment of
pediatric hydrocephalus has been extensively reported in the literature. However, ETV …

The correlation between hydrocephalus and Chiari type I malformation (CIM) has been
debated since Chiari's first descriptions of CIM but some studies have shown that CIM and …

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 …

Cerebral oedema can be classified as the tangible swelling produced by expansion of the
interstitial fluid volume. Hydrocephalus can be succinctly described as the abnormal …

OBJECT Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has become the first line of treatment in
obstructive hydrocephalus. The Toronto group (Kulkarni et al.) developed the ETV Success …

Objective To describe long-term outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in
adults with hydrocephalus. Methods Single-institution retrospective review of adults treated …

Introduction Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is becoming an increasingly
widespread treatment for hydrocephalus, but research is primarily based on paediatric …

This study proposes the implementation of a Multiple-Network Poroelastic Theory (MPET)
model coupled with finite-volume computational fluid dynamics for the purpose of studying …

OBJECTIVE After endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), some patients develop recurrent
symptoms of hydrocephalus. The optimal treatment for these patients is not clear: repeat …