ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2008
Complications of endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
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- Efficacy and safety of flexible versus rigid endoscopic third ventriculostomy in pediatric and adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2022Pooled it
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- Comparative Outcome Analysis of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery in Pediatric Hydrocephalus: An Experience of a Tertiary Care Center.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Analysis of complications in intraventricular neuroendoscopy in children: proposal for a standardization system.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Review
- Neuroendoscopic biopsy: analysis of a series of 80 patients.Neurosurgical review · 2020Article
- Outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in adults.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia · 2016Article
- Development and content validation of performance assessments for endoscopic third ventriculostomy.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2015Review
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score (ETVSS) predicting success in a series of 50 pediatric patients. Are the outcomes of our patients predictable?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2012Article
- Changes in intracranial CSF distribution after ETV.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2012Article
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2012Article
- Single burr hole endoscopic biopsy with third ventriculostomy-measurements and computer-assisted planning.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2011Article
- The oculomotor nerve: anatomic relationship with the floor of the third ventricle.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2011Article
- Small size craniotomy in endoscopic procedures: Technique and advantages.Journal of pediatric neurosciencesArticle
- Anesthesia for Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Children.Anesthesia, essays and researchesReview
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Abstract
objectsAlthough endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is considered as the first choice in the management of noncommunicating hydrocephalus, it is not without risk or complication.
methodsThe patients who had undergone ETV only between 1998 and 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. There were 85 males and 70 females, and 173 ETVs were performed in 155 patients. The patients' age ranged from 2 months to 77 years. Complications were categorized as (1) intraoperative, (2) early postoperative (<1 month), and (3) late postoperative (>1 month). Follow-up of the patients ranged from 1 to 86 months.
resultsOverall complication rate per patient was 15.4%, and complication per procedure was 18%. Complication rate significantly varied with the etiology of hydrocephalus (P = 0.013). The patients with Chiari type I malformation and tumor had no or very low complication rates. The complication risk was significantly higher in repeat endoscopic procedure (55.5%) than in the first procedure (10%; P = 0.0001).
conclusionETV should be the first choice in the management of noncommunicating hydrocephalus. Training, experience, and meticulous technique will decrease the complication rate. Patients undergoing ETV should be followed in a similar manner to patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
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