Role of Secondary Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Children: Review of an Institutional Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-195
Author(s):  
Salman Shaikh ◽  
Chandrashekhar Eknath  Deopujari ◽  
Vikram Karmarkar ◽  
Kapil Muley ◽  
Chandan Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Institutional Experience

Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Tuberculous Meningitis with Hydrocephalus

2017 ◽  
pp. 429-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. R. Yadav ◽  
Nishtha Yadav ◽  
Vijay Parihar ◽  
Shailendra Ratre ◽  
Jitin Bajaj
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculous Meningitis ◽  
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Third Ventriculostomy

The Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Management of Shunt Malfunction

Neurosurgery ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1323-1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Cinalli ◽  
Cristian Salazar ◽  
Conor Mallucci ◽  
José Zanoni Yada ◽  
Michel Zerah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Shunt Malfunction ◽  
Third Ventriculostomy

scholarly journals Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Shunt Malfunction

2017 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 099-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivender Sobti ◽  
Ajay Choudhary ◽  
Suryanaraynam Bhaskar ◽  
Laxmi Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Shunt Malfunction ◽  
Shunt Revision ◽  
Third Ventriculostomy ◽  
Communicating Hydrocephalus ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Shunt Independence ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background Shunt placement was a standard treatment for patients with hydrocephalus. The risk of shunt malfunction is quite high. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for hydrocephalus is an important advancement for patients with hydrocephalus. The aim is to study the role of ETV in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction. Methods A prospective study of 21 patients with shunt malfunction, who underwent secondary ETV instead of shunt revision, was conducted in Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER, and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi. Patients data included age, cause of hydrocephalus, number of previous shunt surgeries, and outcome after ETV. Shunt was removed in all patients at the time of ETV. Success was defined as shunt independence till the last follow-up. Results There were 17 males and 4 females. The age range was 2 months to 53 years. Eleven patients had communicating and 10 patients had noncommunicating hydrocephalus. Overall success rate of ETV was 61.90% with 80% (8/10) in noncommunicating and 45.45% (5/11) in communicating hydrocephalus. None of the possible contributing factors for successful ETV, including age (p = 0.088), the etiology of hydrocephalus (p = 0.296), and number of previous shunt surgeries (p = 0.399), were statistically significantly correlated with outcome in our series. Overall complication rate was 14.2%. No death was reported. Conclusion ETV is an effective alternative for patients who present with shunt malfunction. Age, etiology, type of hydrocephalus, and number of shunt revisions did not have a significant impact on outcome of ETV.

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