ArticleJournal of neurosciences in rural practice2012
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
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- Surgical management of longstanding overt ventriculomegaly in adults: evaluating the role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The role of tumor biopsy in children with obstructive hydrocephalus treated with endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a single-center experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Comprehensive review of the cerebral aqueduct: anatomy, embryology, imaging, genetics, molecular, and pathology.Anatomy & cell biology · 2026Review
- Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to an anterior mesencephalic cavernous malformation with familial cerebral cavernous malformation syndrome: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- TRPV4 inhibition as a pharmacotherapy for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2026Article
- Experience with surgical evacuation of neonatal brain abscess: A patient series and review of literature.eNeurologicalSci · 2025Article
- Chronic headache and obstructive hydrocephalus: A case of pilocytic astrocytoma in the third ventricle with detailed radiological and histopathological findings.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- The Evolution of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Valves and Why They Fail.World neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Optimal trajectory of the neuroendoscope for third ventricle pavement access.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2025Article
- Therapy management and outcome of acute hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage in adults.Chinese neurosurgical journal · 2024Review
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- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in hydrocephalus patients with functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts: challenging the dictum that shunts treat all types of hydrocephalus. Patient series.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
- The Neuro-Ophthalmology of Tuberculosis.Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) · 2024Review
- Ventricular CSF proteomic profiles and predictors of surgical treatment outcome in chronic hydrocephalus.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
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- Posttraumatic hydrocephalus: Recent advances and new therapeutic strategies.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Robot-assisted endoscopic third ventriculostomy under intraoperative CT imaging guidance.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
- Right Transcephalic Ventriculo-Subclavian Shunt in the Surgical Treatment of Hydrocephalus-An Original Procedure for Drainage of Cerebrospinal Fluid into the Venous System.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for management of hydrocephalus associated with Chiari malformation type II in children.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a 12-Year-Old With Recurrent Failure of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is considered as a treatment of choice for obstructive hydrocephalus. It is indicated in hydrocephalus secondary to congenital aqueductal stenosis, posterior third ventricle tumor, cerebellar infarct, Dandy-Walker malformation, vein of Galen aneurism, syringomyelia with or without Chiari malformation type I, intraventricular hematoma, post infective, normal pressure hydrocephalus, myelomeningocele, multiloculated hydrocephalus, encephalocele, posterior fossa tumor and craniosynostosis. It is also indicated in block shunt or slit ventricle syndrome. Proper Pre-operative imaging for detailed assessment of the posterior communicating arteries distance from mid line, presence or absence of Liliequist membrane or other membranes, located in the prepontine cistern is useful. Measurement of lumbar elastance and resistance can predict patency of cranial subarachnoid space and complex hydrocephalus, which decides an ultimate outcome. Water jet dissection is an effective technique of ETV in thick floor. Ultrasonic contact probe can be useful in selected patients. Intra-operative ventriculo-stomography could help in confirming the adequacy of endoscopic procedure, thereby facilitating the need for shunt. Intraoperative observations of the patent aqueduct and prepontine cistern scarring are predictors of the risk of ETV failure. Such patients may be considered for shunt surgery. Magnetic resonance ventriculography and cine phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging are effective in assessing subarachnoid space and stoma patency after ETV. Proper case selection, post-operative care including monitoring of ICP and need for external ventricular drain, repeated lumbar puncture and CSF drainage, Ommaya reservoir in selected patients could help to increase success rate and reduce complications. Most of the complications develop in an early post-operative, but fatal complications can develop late which indicate an importance of long term follow up.
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