Reopening of an obstructed third ventriculostomy: long-term success and factors affecting outcome in 215 infants

Marano, Paul; Stone, Scellig; Mugamba, John; Ssenyonga, Peter; B. Warf, Ezra; C. Warf, Benjamin

doi:10.3171/2014.10.peds14250

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Reopening of an obstructed third ventriculostomy: long-term success and factors affecting outcome in 215 infants

Published in Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics • Feb 6, 2015

Authors:

Paul Marano

Scellig Stone

John Mugamba

Abstract

OBJECT: The role of reopening an obstructed endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) as treatment for ETV failure is not well defined. The authors studied 215 children with ETV closure who underwent successful repeat ETV to determine the indications, long-term success, and factors affecting outcome. M...

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Medicine

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy

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