SynthesisChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2014
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with/without choroid plexus cauterization for hydrocephalus due to hemorrhage, infection, Dandy-Walker malformation, and neural tube defect: a meta-analysis.
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- Morbidity and etiology-based success rate of combined endoscopic ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1918 infants.Neurosurgical review · 2023Pooled it
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for diencephalosynapsis-related hydrocephalus in MPDZ gene syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Review
- Quantitative ventricular volume changes after endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children with Dandy-Walker malformation.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Rate and risk factors for shunt revision in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus during a 17-year study period: a retrospective, population-based study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Revision rates of flow- versus pressure-regulated ventricular shunt valves for the treatment of hydrocephalus in neonates following germinal matrix haemorrhage-a retrospective review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- The ventriculo-cholecystic shunt: does CSF volume matter?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
- Opportunities in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus research: outcomes of the Hydrocephalus Association Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Workshop.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2018Review
- Choroid plexus cauterization on treatment of hydranencephaly and maximal hydrocephalus.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2017Article
- Hydrocephalus in aqueductal stenosis--a retrospective outcome analysis and proposal of subtype classification.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2016Article
- Bilateral occipital endoscopic choroid plexus cauterization for persistent hydrocephalus following frontal endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization--the "bowling ball" technique.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2016Article
- A Successful Treatment of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization for Hydrocephalus in Walker-Warburg Syndrome.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2016Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
objectEndoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a viable alternative to CSF shunting in hydrocephalic patients and is used with varying degrees of success dependent on age and etiology. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to analyze data on ETV and ETV/CPC (choroid plexus cauterization) outcomes in hopes of providing a clear understanding of their limitations in patients with hydrocephalus due to hemorrhage, infection, Dandy-Walker malformation, or neural tube disorders.
methodsAn extensive PubMed search dating back 11 years was performed on primary ETV or ETV/CPC procedures for hydrocephalus due to infection, hemorrhage, neural tube defects, and Dandy-Walker malformation. ETV success was defined as no intraoperative or post-operative complications and no need for revision surgery at follow-up.
resultsTen studies were identified for analysis. The data represent 534 patients undergoing primary ETV and 167 patients undergoing primary ETV/CPC. The ETV group reached a 55 % success rate, while the ETV/CPC group reached a 67 % success rate. Success rates of ETV alone for hydrocephalus due to infection, neural tube defects, and intraventricular hemorrhage reached 54, 55, and 57 %, respectively. 84 % success was found in patients older than 2 years of age and 52 % success in patients less than 2 years of age.
conclusionsETV is a valid treatment for hydrocephalus of any etiology. There exists a small difference in success rates between infection, hemorrhage, and neural tube disorders, though not enough to discount ETV for these etiologies. Initial data utilizing ETV/CPC are promising, and additional studies will need to be done to verify such results.
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