Journal article
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Outcome Analysis of an Anterior Entry Point
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a safe and effective treatment for hydrocephalus. An entry point located 4 cm anterior to the coronal suture, 3 cm anterior to Kocher point, and approximately 9 cm from the pupil at the midpupillary line has been used successfully for the last 20 years in our center. We aimed to evaluate this alternative anterior entry point routinely used for ETV, with or without concurrent endoscopic …
Authors
Aref M; Martyniuk A; Nath S; Koziarz A; Badhiwala J; Algird A; Farrokhyar F; Almenawer SA; Reddy K
Journal
World Neurosurgery, Vol. 104, , pp. 554–559
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.052
ISSN
1878-8750