Indication for Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy

Mugamba, John; Stagno, Vita

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2012.02.016

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“…Similarly, in our series, we found a success rate among adults of 87.5%, which is similar to that reported in more recent studies [13,56].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…In both congenital and acquired stenosis of the aqueduct, Jones et al [13,29] and, more recently, Mugamba and Stagno [13,29] reported high success rates that were related to the acquired type, the age at symptom onset and the surgical procedure [13,70,71]. Similarly, in our series, we found a success rate among adults of 87.5%, which is similar to that reported in more recent studies [13,56].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…As described by Baldauf et al [70], the success rates for such cases are approximately 70% [88][89][90]. The occurrence of VPS malfunctions does not influence the incidence of ETV failure [13,91,92] because the majority of failures tend to occur at an earlier stage.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…VPS failures are relatively common and have been defined by Mugamba and Stagno in terms of indications for endoscopic third ventriculostomy [13] as "any revision performed on the prosthesis after being implemented, a phenomenon being directly related to time which seems to be more frequent in children". This definition is supported by Bilginer et al [86] and Marton et al [87].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of hydrocephalus: Outcome analysis of 168 consecutive procedures

Salvador

Oliveira

Pereira

et al. 2014

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

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a b s t r a c tBackground: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is the treatment of choice for obstructive hydrocephalus, but the outcome is still controversial in terms of age and aetiology. Methods: Between 1998 and 2011, 168 consecutive procedures were performed in 164 patients, primarily children (56% < 18 years of age and 35% < 2 years of age). The causes of obstructive hydrocephalus included tumoural pathology, Chiari malformation, congenital obstruction of the aqueduct, post-infectious and post-haemorrhagic membranes, and ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) malfunctions. Successful ETV was defined by the resolution of symptoms and the avoidance of a shunt. Results: ETV was successful in 75.6% of patients, but 19% of the patients required VPS in the first month after ETV, and 5.4% required a VPS more than one month after ETV. Four patients were ultimately submitted for second ETVs. In this series, no major permanent morbidity or mortality was observed. Conclusions: ETV is a safe procedure and an effective treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus even following the dysfunction of previous VPSs and in children younger than two years.

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“…Similarly, in our series, we found a success rate among adults of 87.5%, which is similar to that reported in more recent studies [13,56].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of hydrocephalus: Outcome analysis of 168 consecutive procedures

Salvador

Oliveira

Pereira

et al. 2014

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

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“…Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been developed as an alternative to shunts for treating obstructive hydrocephalus (12,26,38). More recently, it has been suggested (21,30) that other etiologies of hydrocephalus could be managed by ETV, such as some cases of hydrocephalus associated with infection (20,40) or overdrainage (1,36). Finally, because of its increasing popularity and minimal complications (9,13,15), it has been suggested that ETV also could be considered as a good option for some cases of shunt failure (10,31,32).…”

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confidence: 99%