PERCUTANEOUS FLEXIBLE NEUROENDOSCOPIC VENTRICULOSTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH SHUNT MALFUNCTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE TO SHUNT REVISION

被引:36
作者
YAMAMOTO, M [1 ]
OKA, K [1 ]
IKEDA, K [1 ]
TOMONAGA, M [1 ]
机构
[1] FUKUOKA UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROSURG, JONAN KU, FUKUOKA 81480, JAPAN
来源
SURGICAL NEUROLOGY | 1994年 / 42卷 / 03期
关键词
FLEXIBLE NEUROENDOSCOPIC VENTRICULOSTOMY; NONCOMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; SHUNT MALFUNCTION; SHUNT REVISION;
D O I
10.1016/0090-3019(94)90265-8
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Three patients with shunt malfunction, who had previously undergone a shunting procedure for noncommunicating hydrocephalus of adolescent and adult onset, successfully underwent a percutaneous flexible neuroendoscopic ventriculostomy. This procedure was performed as an alternative treatment for shunt revision by the use of our newly developed flexible fiberoptic ventriculoscope. All patients were able to remain independent of the shunt system after the ventriculostomy. These results thus suggest that a percutaneous flexible neuroendoscopic ventriculostomy can be effective for the treatment of shunt-dependent patients with shunt malfunction in adolescents and adults.
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