The treatment of childhood hydrocephalus by choroid plexus coagulation and artificial cerebrospinal fluid perfusion
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal Of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 4 (2) , 95-100
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02688699008992706
Abstract
The authors report their experience in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus by endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation and post-operative ventricular perfusion with artificial CSF. The procedure was carried out on 23 children without mortality. In 12 cases (52%) the procedure was successful in controlling the hydrocephalus. The average follow-up was 2.3 years. Eleven cases (48%) required shunting which was done from 1 week to 13 months following the choroid plexus coagulation. As cure of the hydrocephalus was achieved in over half of the patients, the authors recommend the procedure as a first line treatment for childhood hydrocephalus.Keywords
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