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- Title
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus: A review of indications, outcomes, and complications.
- Authors
Moorthy, Ranjith K.; Rajshekhar, Vedantam
- Abstract
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been in vogue for the past two decades, as a tool in the armamentarium of the neurosurgeon, for the management of hydrocephalus. Its utility has been proven consistently in congenital / acquired aqueductal stenosis, although the outcomes in communicating hydrocephalus as well as hydrocephalus secondary to other etiologies have not been as impressive. It is a relatively safe procedure with the appropriate selection of patients with a low rate of permanent morbidity. This review aims to define the current indications, management outcomes, and complications of ETV.
- Subjects
VENTRICULOCISTERNOSTOMY; BRAIN surgery; NEUROSURGEONS; HYDROCEPHALUS; SPLIT brain; HEAD surgery; BRAIN disease treatment; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Neurology India, 2011, Vol 59, Issue 6, p848
- ISSN
0028-3886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0028-3886.91364