Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Patients with Shunt Malfunction
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Secondary Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Shunt Malfunction
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy, Shunt malfunction, Hydrocephalus, Background: The efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) following cerebrospinal fluid shunting procedures has been disputed and claimed as having a less favorable outcome. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the success of ETV in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus in patients primarily treated by ...
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Introduction: Hydrocephalus is one of the most common diseases in children, and its treatment requires brain operation. However, the pathophysiology of the disease is very complicated and still unknown. Methods: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) implantation are among the common treatments of hydrocephalus. In this study, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) hyd...
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.. Objective: To know the surgical outcome of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in non communicating hydrocephalous. Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. st Setting: Neurosurgery department of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Period: 1 March 2010 to 1st march 2011. Materials and methods: A total of 41 patients with non-communicating hydrocephalous, irrespective of gender discrimi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2005-3711
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.4.217