ArticleMalawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi2013
Exit ventriculoperitoneal shunt; enter endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV): contemporary views on hydrocephalus and their implications on management.
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- Tension hydrothorax due to delayed and spontaneous supradiaphragmatic and intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter in pediatric patient: a rare complication with exhaustive literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Review
- One year mortality after pediatric hydrocephalus treatment: a comparative analysis of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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- Comparing motor development in children with hydrocephalus after treatment with ventriculoperitoneal shunt and endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a cross-sectional study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2024Article
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt for tuberculous meningitis-associated hydrocephalus: long-term outcomes and complications.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
Hydrocephalus has been known to affect humans since the birth of human medicine as it is described by Hippocrates. The management of this condition is however still dodged by challenges due to a poor understanding of its pathophysiology. The ventriculoperitoneal shunt presents considerable problems especially with respect to infection and shunt malfunction. Low income countries, that currently face the greater burden of paediatric hydrocephalus. experience an increased challenge with ventriculoperitoneal shunts due to a shortage of qualified personnel to handle shunt complications. Recent advances in neuro-endoscopic surgery have presented opportunities for alternative treatment options for hydrocephalus such as endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). This paper explores the alternative views in the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus and how they explain the effectiveness of ETV in treating hydrocephalus arising from a variety of causes.
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