Treating hydrocephalus in young childprimarily either byren and infants is still a demanding procedure with a high rate of surgery-related complications.The improvement of technology in pediatric intensive care has in...Treating hydrocephalus in young childprimarily either byren and infants is still a demanding procedure with a high rate of surgery-related complications.The improvement of technology in pediatric intensive care has increased the chance of survival in very low birthweight infants,and therefore the risk for patients with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus(PHH)has also increased.During the past 20 years,endoscopic third ventriculostomy(ETV)has become a reasonable option for treating different types of hydrocephalus,especially in the challenging field of PHH after intraventricular hemorrhage(IVH).展开更多
文摘Treating hydrocephalus in young childprimarily either byren and infants is still a demanding procedure with a high rate of surgery-related complications.The improvement of technology in pediatric intensive care has increased the chance of survival in very low birthweight infants,and therefore the risk for patients with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus(PHH)has also increased.During the past 20 years,endoscopic third ventriculostomy(ETV)has become a reasonable option for treating different types of hydrocephalus,especially in the challenging field of PHH after intraventricular hemorrhage(IVH).
