Endoscopic third ventriculostomy success score (ETVSS) predicting success in a series of 50 pediatric patients. Are the outcomes of our patients predictable?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1157-1162

  García, Laura González ^a   López, Bienvenido Ros ^a   Botella, Guillermo Ibánez ^a   Páez, Miguel Domínguez ^a   Da Rosa, Sandra Pérez ^a   Rius, Francisca ^b   Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Arráez ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric neurosurgery; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY SUCCESS SCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIVENTRICULAR EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; VENTRICULAR SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84865974727     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1836-3     Document Type: Article

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