Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in obstructive hydrocephalus: A case report and analysis of operative technique

作     者：Matic Munda Peter Spazzapan Roman Bosnjak Tomaz Velnar 

作者机构：Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity Medical Centre LjubljanaLjubljana 1000Slovenia AMEU-ECM MariborLjubljana 1000Slovenia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2020年第8卷第14期

页      面：3039-3049页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100204[医学-神经病学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Endoscopic third ventriculostomy Neuroendoscopy Hydrocephalus Case report 

摘      要：BACKGROUND The endoscopic third ventriculostomy(ETV)is a neuroendoscopical procedure that represents a more suitable alternative to the extracranial *** consists of fenestrating the floor of the third ventricle and thus establishing a free flow of the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the site of resorption in the subarachnoid *** offers a more physiological solution and a chance at a shunt-free life for children with *** main indication for the procedure is obstructive hydrocephalus,however,it can also be useful in patients with other forms of *** SUMMARY We present a treatment flow of a 9-year-old patient,diagnosed with an obstructive hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma that was successfully treated with an *** review the important factors influencing the success rate such as age,aetiology,shunt history,preoperative planning and visualisation of the basilar *** Even though the ETV effectively controls obstructive hydrocephalus in more than 75%of all cases,the overall success rate of the procedure varies and could be approved by the correct preoperative patient selection.