Open AccessFunctional and radiological parameters to assess outcome of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in shunt failure patients
Author(s) -
Monika Bawa,
RN. Naga Santhosh Irrinki,
Shalini Hegde,
Rajesh Chhabra,
V. Gupta,
SunilK Gupta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_31_19
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic third ventriculostomy , shunt (medical) , hydrocephalus , radiological weapon , surgery , ventriculostomy , neurocognitive , cognition , psychiatry
Placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a standard treatment for hydrocephalus. The risk of shunt malfunction in the first year is 25%-40% making endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) a feasible option in those patients with shunt failure.
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