EVALUATION OF ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY AND CHOROID PLEXECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF HYDROCEPHALUS
Ahmed Awad Zaher;
Abstract
A patient who undergoes a shunt procedure has a future life threatened by numerous complications and repeated operations. These
. dangers justify attempting procedures that render the p"atient shunt
independent, therefore, endoscopic third ventriculostomy should. be seriously considered in the treatment of non-communicating
hydrocephalus.
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy was performed in 50 patients
i
m the Departments of Neurological Surgery of both Cairo and
Mansoura University Hospitals from January 2001 till April 2003.
. ' '
.. Patient of this series were followed up for periods ranging frorh 2 weeks to 2 years. Twenty-nine patients were males (58%) and twenty-
'
one were females (42%).
. dangers justify attempting procedures that render the p"atient shunt
independent, therefore, endoscopic third ventriculostomy should. be seriously considered in the treatment of non-communicating
hydrocephalus.
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy was performed in 50 patients
i
m the Departments of Neurological Surgery of both Cairo and
Mansoura University Hospitals from January 2001 till April 2003.
. ' '
.. Patient of this series were followed up for periods ranging frorh 2 weeks to 2 years. Twenty-nine patients were males (58%) and twenty-
'
one were females (42%).
Other data
| Title | EVALUATION OF ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY AND CHOROID PLEXECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF HYDROCEPHALUS | Other Titles | تقييم ثقب البطين المخى الثالث واستئصال الضفيرة الشبكية باستخدام المجواف لعلاج استسقاء المخ | Authors | Ahmed Awad Zaher | Issue Date | 2003 |
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