کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3096836 1190933 2013 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Indication for Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Indication for Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundEndoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is increasingly prevalent among pediatric neurosurgeons as the initial treatment for hydrocephalus. The combination of ETV and choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) has improved the success rate among infants with hydrocephalus for whom ETV alone is much less successful. In parts of the developing world where there are economic and human resource constraints, this mode of treatment may be more appropriate than the routine use of shunts, which are prone to failures that require urgent surgical treatment. Here we review indications for the use of ETV or ETV/CPC as the primary treatment for hydrocephalus.ConclusionPrimary treatment of hydrocephalus by ETV can avoid shunt-dependence and its complications for many patients. Optimal results depend upon proper patient selection and the use of combined ETV/CPC when treating infants.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Neurosurgery - Volume 79, Issue 2, Supplement, February 2013, Pages S20.e19–S20.e23
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