Treatment of Obstructive Hydrocephalus by Puncture of the Lamina Terminalis and Floor of the Third Ventricle

Scarff, John E.

doi:10.3171/jns.1951.8.2.0204

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“…Scarff would continue to use this design for nearly 30 years, with the only modification being a conversion to a fiberoptic light in 1963. 13,22,23 William McNickle would make one of the final advancements in performing the third ventriculostomy in 1947, 14 before a period of relative silence that fell in concert with the arrival of valved shunts. 24 McNickle described a method of percutaneous ventricular puncture; more importantly, he noted that "In the past, third ventriculostomy has been reserved for cases of non-communicating hydrocephalus.… The division of hydrocephalus into communicating and non-communicating types is an arbitrary one, and has been over-emphasized."…”

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A lesson in history: the evolution of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Schmitt¹,

Jane²

2012

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The history of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) demonstrates the importance of studying neurosurgery's history. A story that began with numerous technological advancements started to fizzle as neurosurgeons were stymied by problems encountered during the infancy of the technology they were still developing. The new technique, although sound in theory, failed to deliver a realistic solution for managing hydrocephalus; it lost the battle to the valved shunt. Over the last 15–20 years, a clearer understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying various forms of hydrocephalus, along with effective implementation of evidence-based practice, has allowed for optimization of patient selection and a remarkable improvement in ETV success rates. Neurosurgeons would be wise to take the lessons learned in modernizing the ETV procedure and reassure themselves that these lessons do not apply to other methods that are tempting to dismiss as antiquated or archaic.

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Section: Intracranial Endoscopesmentioning

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A lesson in history: the evolution of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Schmitt¹,

Jane²

2012

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“…Veamos cuales son los resultados clínicos obtenidos en los pacientes desde el punto de vista neurológico y social. Scarff 60 encontro que 4 casos de su serie original de 20, tenían una inteligência normal ocho meses a cuatro anos después de la operación; otro paciente que se presumia normal murió cinco anos después de la operación. Putnam 49 hace énfasis en !a influencia dei estado mental preoperatorio sobre el resultado y el estado dei paciente después de la operación.…”

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Tratamiento quirúrgico de las hidrocefalias no neoplásicas

Fornes

Walker

1952

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Desde la antigüedad, el agrandamiento de la cabeza de un nino fué reconocido como evidencia de hidrocefalia. A la característica predominante de la enfermedad se atribuyó la patogenia. Hasta mediados dei siglo pasado, no fué sugerida la función de los plexos coroideos en la producción dei líquido ventricular. Estimulados por esta nueva idea, Key y Retzius Con estos conceptos como base, los clínicos dividieron Ias hidrocefalias en dos tipos: comunicante, en la que el líquido ventricular tiene libre acceso a los espacios subaracnoideos, y obstructiva, en la que el sistema ventricular no comunica con los espacios subaracnoideos. Esta clasificación no tiene en cuenta la etiología de la enfermedad, pero es útil desde el punto de vista terapêutico, ya que los dos tipos de hidrocefalia requieren diferentes técnicas quirúrgicas. Cuando sea posible disponer de mejores métodos de exploración, estos términos deberán ser abandonados, adoptándose una terminologia más precisa que indique el agente etiológico, la localización de la lesión o de Ias lesiones más predominantes y el grado de la hidrocefalia.La hidrocefalia obstructiva debida a tumores es frecuente, pero no será considerada en este artículo desde que el problema quirúrgico, en tales casos, se encuentra relacionado con la extirpación dei tumor, a con* tinuación de la cual se restablece la circulación normal de líquido cefalorraquídeo. Este trabajo trata sobre Ias técnicas quirúrgicas para el alivio de la hipertensión intracraneana, debida al exceso de fluido ventricular. Nota de los autores-Es un placer rendir homenaje al distinguido neuró¬ logo español Prof. L. Barraquer-Ferré, y en ocasión de su compleaños, desearle larga y proficua vida en beneficio de la Ciencia y de la Humanidad.Trabajo

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“…The question was whether an ETV performed at the floor of the third ventricle, directly connecting the ventricles with the subarachnoid space and bypassing the posterior fossa, could avoid shunting in obstructive hydrocephalus. This technique was already known from the work of Dandy, 5 Mixter, 36 and Scarff 43,44 at the very beginning of neurosurgery in the 20th century. Particularly because of a very high complication rate and a high mortality rate, the ETV technique was given up after the introduction of valve-based shunt systems to the clinical routine.…”

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German neuroendoscopy above the skull base

Grunert¹,

Gaab

Hellwig

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Endoscopy plays an important part in current minimally invasive neurosurgery. The concepts, indications, and standards of current neuroendoscopy were developed in the beginning of the 1990s by several groups of neurosurgeons. Several factors contributed to its success and acceptance, including technical development, influence of other disciplines, and adaptation to neurosurgical requirements. This historical survey focuses on the period when this technique initially emerged, including the scientific discussions of each group as well as the arguments and reasons that led to present intraventricular neuroendoscopy. Interestingly, despite the almost independent development of neuroendoscopic systems and techniques, the available systems and techniques applied these days grossly correspond. Rigid rod-lens endoscopes are generally accepted as the best option among the various available instrument sets. Nevertheless, frameless as well as frame-based stereotactic endoscopy and flexible steerable endoscopes might have their applications as well.

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Treatment of Obstructive Hydrocephalus by Puncture of the Lamina Terminalis and Floor of the Third Ventricle

Cited by 62 publications

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A lesson in history: the evolution of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

A lesson in history: the evolution of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Tratamiento quirúrgico de las hidrocefalias no neoplásicas

German neuroendoscopy above the skull base

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