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ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Failed Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in Pediatric Population.

Ajay Choudhary, Shivender Sobti, Sourabh Zambre, Suryanarayanan Bhaskar

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Article in Asian journal of neurosurgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ajay ChoudharyDepartment of Neurosurgery, ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Shivender SobtiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Sourabh ZambreDepartment of Neurosurgery, SGPGI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Suryanarayanan BhaskarDepartment of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur · INArmy Hospital Research and Referral · INDayanand Medical College & Hospital · INSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVentriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt malfunction is common in pediatric age group patients. There is a high complication rate and revision rate of VP shunt. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) can alleviate these complications and can act as an effective alternative for the treatment of hydrocephalus in this age group of patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe authors retrospectively reviewed the management and outcome of 36 failed VP shunts in pediatric patients for the treatment of hydrocephalus. The surgeries were performed between November 2010 and January 2016 in a tertiary care hospital. The minimal follow-up period was 3 months. We divided the patients into the following age groups: <1 year (eight infants), 1-10 years (18 children), and 10-18 years (10 children). The success of the procedure was determined by age, sex, type of hydrocephalus, and the number of shunt revisions and malfunction before ETV. Children with different age (

conclusionsThe authors conclude that ETV is an effective alternative for the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Age does not present a contraindication for ETV in failed VP shunt.

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Endoscopic third ventriculostomyhydrocephaluspediatricventriculoperitoneal shunt

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PMID33708666
PMCPMC7869297
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