Role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients with communicating hydrocephalus: An evaluation by MR ventriculography

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-325

  Singh, Ishwar ^a   Haris, Mohammad ^b   Husain, Mazhar ^a   Husain, Nuzhat ^a   Rastogi, Manu ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Communicating hydrocephalus; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Magnetic resonance ventriculography; Meningitis; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THIRD VENTRICLE; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 44649088901     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0137-5     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Aquilina K, Edwards RJ, Pople IK (2003) Routine placement of a ventricular reservoir at endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Neurosurgery 53:91-97
2. Brockmeyer D, Abtin K, Carey L, Walker M (1998) Endosopic third ventriculostomy: an outcome analysis. Pediatr Neurosurg 28:236-240
3. Cinalli G (1999) Alternatives to shunting. Childs Nerv Syst 15:718-731
4. Cinalli G, Sainte-Rose C, Chumas P, Zerah M, Brunelle F, Lot G, Pierre-Kahn A, Renier D (1999) Failure of third ventriculostomy in the treatment of aqueductal stenosis in children. J Neurosurg 90(3):448-454
5. Figaji AA, Fieggen AG, Peter JC (2003) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in tuberculous meningitis. Childs Nerv Syst 19:217-225
6. Figaji AA, Fieggen AG, Peter JC (2005) Air encephalography for hydrocephalus in the era of neuroendoscopy. Childs Nerv Syst 21:559-565
7. Foroutan M, Mafee MF, Dujovny M (1998) Third ventriculostomy, phase-contrast cine MRI and endoscopic techniques. Neurol Res 20(5):443-448
8. Frim DM, Goumnerova LC (1997) Telemetric intraventricular pressure measurements after third ventriculocisternostomy in a patient with non communicating hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 41:1425-1428
9. Fukuhara T, Vorster SJ, Luciano MG (2000) Risk factors for failure of endoscopic third ventriculostomy for obstructive hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 46:1100-1111
10. Fukuhara T, Vorster SJ, Ruggieri P, Luciano MG (1999) Third ventriculostomy patency: comparison of findings at cine phase-contrast MR imaging and at direct exploration. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 20:1560-1566
11. Gangemi M, Maiuri F, Buonamassa S, Colella G, de Divitiis E (2004) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 55:129-134
12. Goumnerova LC, Frim DM (1997) Treatment of hydrocephalus with third ventriculocisternostomy: outcome and CSF flow pattern. Pediatr Neurosurg 27:149-152
13. Govindappa SS, Narayanan JP, Krishnamoorthy VM, Shastry CH, Balasubramaniam A, Krishna SS (2000) Improved detection of intraventricular cysticercal cysts with the use of three-dimensional constructive interference in steady state MR sequences. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 21:679-684
14. Greitz D (2004) Radiological assessment of hydrocephalus: new theories and implications for therapy. Neurosurg Rev 27(3):145-165
15. Greitz D (2007) Paradigm shift in hydrocephalus research in legacy of Dandy's pioneering work: rationale for third ventriculostomy in communicating hydrocephalus. Childs Nerv Syst 23:487-489
16. Greitz D, Hannerz J (1996) A proposed model of cerebrospinal fluid circulation: observations with radionuclide cisternography. Am J Neuroradiol 17:431-438
17. Hirsch JF, Hirsch E, Sainte-Rose C, Renier D, Pierre-Kahn A (1986) Stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius: aetiology and treatment. J Neurosurg Sci 30:29-39
18. Hopf NJ, Grunert P, Fries G, Resch KDM, Perneczky A (1999) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: outcome analysis of 100 consecutive patients. Neurosurgery 44(4):795-803
19. Husain M, Jha D, Rastogi M, Husain N, Gupta RK (2005) Role of neuroendoscopy in the management of patients with tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus. Neurosurg Rev 56:278-283
20. Husain M, Jha D, Thaman D, Husain N, Gupta RK (2004) Ventriculostomy in a tumor involving the third ventricular floor. Neurosurg Rev 27(1):70-72
21. Husain M, Jha D, Vatsal DK, Thaman D, Gupta A, Husain N, Gupta RK (2003) Neuroendoscopic surgery-experience and outcome analysis of 102 consecutive procedures in a busy neurosurgical centre of India. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 145(5):369-376
22. Jack CR Jr, Kelly PJ (1989) Stereotactic third ventriculostomy: assessment of patency with MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 10:515-522
23. Jones RF, Kwock BC, Stening WA, Vonau M (1994) The current status of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of non-communicating hydrocephalus. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 37:28-36
24. Jones RF, Stening WA, Brydon M (1990) Endosopic third ventriculostomy. Neurosurgery 26:86-92
25. Joseph VB, Raghuram L, Korah IP, Chacko AG (2003) MR Ventriculography for the study of CSF flow. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 24:373-381
26. Kunz U, Goldman A, Barder C, Waldbaur H, Oldenkott P (1994) Endoscopic fenestration of the third ventricular floor in aqueductal stenosis. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 1975:42-47
27. Lev S, Bhadelia RA, Estin D, Heilman CB, Wolpert SM (1997) Functional analysis of third ventriculostomy patency with phase-contrast MRI velocity measurements. Neuroradiology 39:175-179
28. Mitchell P, Mathew B (1999) Third ventriculostomy in normal pressure hydrocephalus. Br J Neurosurg 13:382-385
29. Mohanty A, Vasudev MK, Sampath S, Radhesh S, Kolluri VRS (2002) Failed Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Children: Management Options. Pediatr Neurosurg 37:304-309
30. Oka K, Yamamoto M, Ikeda K, Tomonaga M (1993) Flexible endoneurosurgical therapy for aqueductal stenosis. Neurosurgery 33:236-242
31. Rapana A, Bellotti A, Iaccarino C, Pascale M, Schonauer M (2004) Intracranial pressure patterns after endoscopic third ventriculostomy preliminary experience. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 146:1309-1315
32. Ray DE, Cavanagh JB, Nolan CC, Williams SCR (1996) Neurotoxic effects of gadopentetate dimeglumine: behavioural disturbance and morphology after intracerebroventricular injection in rats. Am J Neuroradiol 17:365-373
33. Scarrow AM, Levy EI, Pascucci L, Albright AL (2000) Outcome analysis of endoscopic III ventriculostomy. Childs Nerv Syst 16:442-445
34. Schwartz TH, Yoon SS, Cutruzzola FW, Goodman RR (1996) Third ventriculostomy: postoperative ventricular size and outcome. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 39(4):122-129
35. Siebner HR, Grafin von Einsiedel H, Conrad B (1997) Magnetic resonance ventriculography with gadolinium DTPA: report of two cases. Neuroradiology 39:418-422
36. Singh D, Sachdev V, Singh AK, Sinha S (2005) Endosopic third ventriculostomy in post-tubercular meningitic hydrocephalus: a preliminary report. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 48:47-52
37. Siomin V, Cinalli G, Grotenhuis A, Golash A, Oi S, Kothbauer K, Weiner H, Roth J, Beni-Adani L, Pierre-Kahn A, Takahashi Y, Mallucci C, Abbott R, Wisoff J, Constantini S (2002) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients with cerebrospinal fluid infection and/or hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 97:519-524
38. Skalpe IO, Tang GJ (1997) Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media in the subarachnoid space: a comparison between gadodiamide injection and gadopentetate dimeglumine in an experimental study in pigs. Invest Radiol 32:140-148
39. Smyth MD, Tubbs RS, Wellons JC III, Oakes WJ, Blount JP, Grabb PA (2003) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus secondary to central nervous system infection or intraventricular haemorrhage in children. Pediatr Neurosurg 39:258-263
40. Turgut Tali E, Ercan N, Krumina G, Rudwan M, Mironov A, Yu Zeng Q, Jinkins JR (2002) Intrathecal gadolinium (gadopentetate dimeglumine) enhanced magnetic resonance myelography and cisternography: results of a multicenter study. Invest Radiol 37:152-159
41. Zeng Q, Xiong L, Jinkins JR, Fan Z, Liu Z (1999) Intrathecal gadolinium-enhanced MR myelography and cisternography: a pilot study in human patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 173:1109-1115