Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for management of hydrocephalus associated with Chiari malformation type II in children.

Nasser M F El-Ghandour Mohamed M SalamaMohamed Adel GhoneimAhmed M Attia

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2023)

ETV is an efficient and safe procedure in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children with Chiari malformation II, particularly when performed as a secondary procedure. Serial LP following the procedure increases the success rate in patients with early failure.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
young adults
subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebrospinal fluid
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ultrasound guided
brain injury