Two common surgical treatments for hydrocephalus are Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) placement. ETV involves creating an opening in the third ventricle ...

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) was performed between July 1978 and July 1995 on 69 patients with hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele. Most of the patients had been previously shunted ...

OBJECT: Late rapid deterioration after endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a rare complication. The authors previously reported three deaths from three centers. Three other deaths and a ...

A 22-day-old premature baby weighing only 1,200 grams successfully underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). The infant, born prematurely at 29 weeks of gestation with germinal matrix ...