Two common surgical treatments for hydrocephalus are Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) placement. ETV involves creating an opening in the third ventricle ...

A 22-day-old premature baby weighing only 1,200 grams successfully underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). The infant, born prematurely at 29 weeks of gestation with germinal matrix ...

Prior to surgery, patients underwent comprehensive imaging evaluations and received endoscopic third ventriculostomy rather than tumor resection. Both patients had favorable recoveries. We also ...

Our intention was to compare the clinical outcome after surgical treatment of chronic hydrocephalus between patients who were subjected to neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy and patients who ...

For the purpose of our analysis, three categories of patients' initial clinical state were distinguished. Each category received from 1 to 3 points according to the established scale. Children ...

Dr L Lundell, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. BACKGROUND Endoscopic oesophageal changes are diagnostically helpful and identify patients exposed to ...

1-3 The most common HAIs in the neuro-ICU are urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia, and ventriculostomy-associated infections (VAIs). Ventriculostomy-associated infections are particularly ...