ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Children with Failed Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.
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- Implementation of a Shunt Insertion Protocol and Its Effect on Institutional Shunt Infection Rates.Cureus · 2025Article
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in previously shunt-treated patients.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2022Article
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: problems and surgical outcome: analysis of 34 cases.Chinese neurosurgical journal · 2021Article
- Changes of third ventricle diameter (TVD) mirror changes of the entire ventricular system at acute shunt failure and after shunt revision in pediatric hydrocephalus.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Article
- Shunt independence in pediatric hydrocephalus.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
- Functional and Radiological Parameters to Assess Outcome of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Shunt Failure Patients.Journal of pediatric neurosciencesArticle
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Abstract
contextEndoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an accepted procedure for the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. The role of endoscopic treatment in the management of shunt malfunction was not extensively evaluated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the success rate of ETV in pediatric patients formerly treated by ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt implantation. MATERIALS AND
methodsThirty-three patients with their first shunt failure and obstructive hydrocephalus in brain imaging between 2008 and 2014 were enrolled in this study.
resultsThe most common causes of hydrocephalus in these patients were aqueductal stenosis and myelomeningocele with or without associated shunt infection. Of these 33 cases, 20 ETV procedures were successful, and 13 cases needed shunt revision after ETV failure. There was no serious complication during ETV procedures. The follow-up period of patients with successful ETV was 6-50 months (mean 18 months). The time interval between ETV and new shunting subsequent to ETV failure was 24.4 days (10-95).
conclusionsETV can be considered as an alternative treatment paradigm in patients with previous shunt or new shunt failure with an acceptable success rate of 6o%, although long-term follow-up is needed for these patients.
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