Endoscopic management of hydrocephalus in pediatric patients: A review of indications, techniques, and outcomes
Although ventriculoperitoneal shunting remains the treatment of choice for many children with hydrocephalus, advances in endoscopic technology have greatly expanded the treatment options for these patients. For selected patients with obstructive hydrocephalus, endoscopic third ventriculostomy and other endoscopic techniques offer substantial advantages over shunting. As with any surgical procedure, appropriate patient selection is critical to successful outcomes. A recent article by David I. Sandberg, MD, Division of Neurosurgery, Miami Children’s Hospital, and the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, reviews modern endoscopic techniques available to treat hydrocephalus, with a focus on selection criteria and outcomes. Read full article here:
http://jcn.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/23/5/550
June 11th, 2008 at 4:03 am
I was wondering what the success rate of the endoscopic third ventriculostomy was. What is the longest a patient has gone without a surgery or severe headache. When I had ETV in December 2002 in Charlotte, NC the procedure lasted for three years and a few weeks. Since that occurrence I have had four other surgeries, my last procedure was a fourth craniotomy on August 30, 2006, to drain a lot of the excess CSF because I also have Dandy Walker syndrome associated with the hydrocephalus.