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ETV in infancy and childhood below 2 years of age for treatment of hydrocephalus

Age and etiology play a crucial role in success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) as a treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. Outcome is worse in infants, and controversies still exist whether ETV is superior to shunt placement. We retrospectively analyzed 70 patients below 2 years from 4 d...

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Main Authors: El Damaty, Ahmed (Author) , Marx, Sascha (Author) , Cohrs, Gesa (Author) , Vollmer, Marcus (Author) , Eltanahy, Ahmed (Author) , El Refaee, Ehab (Author) , Baldauf, Joerg (Author) , Fleck, Steffen (Author) , Bächli, Heidi (Author) , Zohdi, Ahmed (Author) , Synowitz, Michael (Author) , Unterberg, Andreas (Author) , Schroeder, Henry (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 28 March 2020
In: Child's nervous system
Year: 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 11, Pages: 2725-2731
ISSN:1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-020-04585-8
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04585-8
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Author Notes:Ahmed El Damaty, Sascha Marx, Gesa Cohrs, Marcus Vollmer, Ahmed Eltanahy, Ehab El Refaee, Joerg Baldauf, Steffen Fleck, Heidi Baechli, Ahmed Zohdi, Michael Synowitz, Andreas Unterberg, Henry W.S. Schroeder
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Summary:Age and etiology play a crucial role in success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) as a treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. Outcome is worse in infants, and controversies still exist whether ETV is superior to shunt placement. We retrospectively analyzed 70 patients below 2 years from 4 different centers treated with ETV and assessed success.
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ISSN:1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-020-04585-8

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