Our Experience with the Treatment of Hydrocephalus in infants: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy versus Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt: A retrospective comparative study
Abstract:Background: Hydrocephalus is the commonest pediatric neurological disorder and usually treated by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion. This diversion accomplished by third ventriculostomy or ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. However, the optimal management is still controversial.
Aim of the work:To compare the endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) to ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt in management of Infantile hydrocephalus.
Patients and Methods:We conducted a retrospective analysis for 40 infants with hydrocepha… Show more
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