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lüll Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in a series of 36 adult patients Amini A; Schmidt RHNeurosurg Focus 2005[Dec]; 19 (6): E9Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has gained popularity and has become the treatment of choice for certain pediatric and adult hydrocephalic conditions. The authors report their experience with 36 adult patients and evaluate the long-term outcome and safety of ETV. They discuss several improvements to the surgical techniques that they have developed based on their experience, including the use of intraoperative Doppler imaging before fenestration to trace the location of vessels underlying the floor of the third ventricle. They also report the use of a Rickham reservoir and endoventricular stent in selected cases and discuss the indications for their use. In cases of obstructive hydrocephalus due to congenital or acquired aqueductal stenosis in adults, the success rate of ETV in avoidance of shunt placement is 72%. Twenty-two percent of the patients in this series in whom ETV was initially successful later experienced closure of the fenestration and recurrent symptoms at a mean interval of 3.75 years. Thus, in patients who undergo this treatment, long-term periodic follow-up review should be performed.|Adult[MESH]|Endoscopy/*methods/*statistics & numerical data/trends[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Hydrocephalus/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology/*surgery[MESH]|Monitoring, Physiologic[MESH]|Postoperative Complications/etiology/pathology/physiopathology[MESH]|Reoperation/statistics & numerical data[MESH]|Secondary Prevention[MESH]|Third Ventricle/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology/*surgery[MESH]|Time[MESH]|Treatment Outcome[MESH]|Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial/standards[MESH]|Ventriculostomy/*methods/*statistics & numerical data/trends[MESH] |