ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2013
An external validation of the ETVSS for both short-term and long-term predictive adequacy in 104 pediatric patients.
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Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Adults With Hydrocephalus: Creating a Prognostic Model for Success - A Retrospective Multicenter Study
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- Does machine learning improve prediction accuracy of the Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score? A contemporary Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network cohort study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Factors affecting endoscopic third ventriculostomy success in adults.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
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- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a feasible treatment option for pediatric hydrocephalus in a high-risk cohort - a single-center report.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2022Article
- The role of the Liliequist membrane in the third ventriculostomy.Neurosurgical review · 2021Article
- External validation of the ETV success score in 313 pediatric patients: a Brazilian single-center study.Neurosurgical review · 2021Article
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Success and Failure.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2017Review
- International Infant Hydrocephalus Study: initial results of a prospective, multicenter comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and shunt for infant hydrocephalus.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2016Article
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Role of Image Guidance in Reducing the Complications.Asian journal of neurosurgeryArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to provide external validation of the "Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score (ETVSS)" for both short-term and long-term predictive adequacy.
methodsBetween 1998 and 2007, we collected clinical follow-up data (after 6 and 36 months) of all 104 hydrocephalic children (<18 years of age) treated by endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in our hospital. Predictive adequacy of ETVSS for 6- and 36-month periods was tested by means of an unpaired t test, Hosmer-Lemeshow "goodness-of- fit" test, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.
resultsMean follow-up was 73.4 months. For both the short-term (6 months) and the long-term (36 months) periods, the mean predicted probability of ETV for the patients with successful ETV treatment was significantly higher than in the patients with failed ETV treatment. The areas under the curve for the short- and long-term periods were, respectively, 0.82 (95% CI 0.71-0.92) and 0.73 (95% CI 0.62-0.84). For patients with moderate ETVSS (50-70), the median age at first ETV was significantly higher for patients with successful ETV for both short- and long-term periods.
conclusionIn hydrocephalic children, the ETVSS is a useful tool for prediction of outcome after ETV treatment. The ETVSS is more adequate in predicting short-term than long-term success. In our population, it is suggested that success rate for patients with moderate ETVSS could be improved if more weight is attributed to age at first ETV.
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