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Present Administration Methods of Hydrocephalus within the Little one With Open Spina Bifida.
Prime Spinal Twine Inj Rehabil. 2016;22(four):241-246
Authors: Norkett W, McLone DG, Bowman R
Summary
Symptomatic hydrocephalus is a standard situation related to myelomeningocele (open spina bifida). Historically, hydrocephalus was handled with insertion of a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt. This has been the usual of therapy because the introduction of the Holter shunt valve for the VP shunt within the late 1950s. Now there are different therapies that supply options to VP shunt diversion for hydrocephalus. This text is a overview of hydrocephalus related to myelomeningocele and its therapy choices. Remedy within the type of a VP shunt, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), and conservative administration are mentioned.
PMID: 29339864 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]