The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of hydrocephalus Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-61

  Vogel, Timothy W ^a   Bahuleyan, Biji ^b   Robinson, Shenandoah ^a   Cohen, Alan R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Endoscopy; Hydrocephalus; Minimally invasive surgery; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOGARTY CATHETER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LIQUORRHEA; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLEDEMA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84880054081     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.4.PEDS12481     Document Type: Article

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