Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus in osteopetrosis: a case report and review of the literature.

Nobuyuki AkutsuJunji KoyamaAtsufumi KawamuraTatsuya NagashimaMasaaki TaniguchiEiji Kohmura

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2018)

The etiology of hydrocephalus in osteopetrosis is not completely understood; however, there have been several reports in which ETV was effective. ETV should be considered the treatment of choice for hydrocephalus in osteopetrosis, as it avoids the characteristic shunt complications that can occur in patients with osteopetrosis.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebrospinal fluid
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
brain injury
ultrasound guided
risk factors
pulmonary artery
emergency department
coronary artery
decision making
pulmonary arterial hypertension
endoscopic submucosal dissection