Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a retrospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study.

摘要: Object The use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) with choroid plexus cauterization (CPC) has been advocated as an alternative to CSF shunting in infants hydrocephalus. There are limited reports this procedure the North American population, however. authors provide a retrospective review experience combined ETV + CPC within Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN). Methods All children (< 2 years old) who underwent at one 7 HCRN centers before November 2012 were included. Data collected retrospectively through hospital records and registry. Comparisons made contemporaneous cohort 758 received their first shunt < age HCRN. Results Thirty-six patients included (13 previous shunt). etiologies hydrocephalus follows: intraventricular hemorrhage prematurity (9 patients), aqueductal stenosis (8), myelomeningocele (4), ...