Open AccessEndoscopic third ventriculostomy in noncommunicating hydrocephalus: Report on a short series of 53 children
Author(s) -
Arif Hussain Sarmast,
Khursheed Nayil,
Altaf Ramzan,
Feroze Shaheen,
Abrar Ahad Wani,
Sarbjit Singh,
Zulfikar Ali,
Bashir Ahmad Dar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_187_16
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic third ventriculostomy , hydrocephalus , shunting , shunt (medical) , surgery , ventriculostomy , third ventricle , cerebrospinal fluid , cistern , prospective cohort study , archaeology , history
Endoscopoic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is currently considered the best alternative to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt systems in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. The aim of ETV is to communicate the third ventricle with the interpendicular cistern and create CSF flow which bypasses an obstruction to the circulation of the CSF.