Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Treatment of Hydrocephalus with Third Ventriculocisternostomy: Outcome and CSF Flow PatternsGoumnerova L.C. · Frim D.M.Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA
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Article / Publication Details
Received: February 13, 1997
Accepted: November 18, 1997
Published online: March 07, 2008
Issue release date: 1997
Number of Print Pages: 4
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 1016-2291 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0305 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/PNE
Abstract
Third ventriculocisternostomy was performed in 23 patients for management of hydrocephalus. The procedure was offered as the first treatment in 18 cases and in lieu of a shunt revision in 4 cases. Median follow-up was 17 months (range 7–44 months). In 16 patients the operation was successful in treating their symptoms (73%). Cine MRI was helpful in evaluating patients with persistent ventriculomegaly. Resolution of symptoms in association with decreased ventricular size correlated best with outcome following this procedure. Third ventriculocisternostomy is technically safe and minimally invasive and should be offered as the first procedure in the management of noncommunicating hydrocephalus.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: February 13, 1997
Accepted: November 18, 1997
Published online: March 07, 2008
Issue release date: 1997
Number of Print Pages: 4
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 1016-2291 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0305 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/PNE
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