Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Previously Shunted Children

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a routine and safe procedure for therapy of obstructive hydrocephalus. The aim of our study is to evaluate ETV success rate in therapy of obstructive hydrocephalus in pediatric patients formerly treated by ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt implantation. From...

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Main Authors: Eva Brichtova, Martin Chlachula, Tomas Hrbac, Radim Lipina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Minimally Invasive Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/584567