Rescue endoscopic third ventriculostomy for repeated shunt blockage

The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is getting more popular for all types of hydrocephalus. It has several advantages and is also being considered for malfunctioning of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. A 16-year-old child had fourteen shunt revisions in his life. He was eventually treated...

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Autores principales: Goyal, Puneet K., Meher, Sujit K., Singh, Daljit, Singh, Hukum, Tandon, Monica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21977099
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.84419
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Sumario:The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is getting more popular for all types of hydrocephalus. It has several advantages and is also being considered for malfunctioning of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. A 16-year-old child had fourteen shunt revisions in his life. He was eventually treated with ETV with successful result. Repeated shunt failure can be an additional indication of ETV.

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