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Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Technique

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Surgical technique for endoscopic third ventriculostomy is influenced primarily by the pathogenesis of the hydrocephalus and secondarily by the age of the patient, both factors being associated with anatomic variations. The procedure is described in a stepwise way, detailing the anatomical features that influence our orientation inside the ventricular system and the technical tips to afford them.

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Largo “A. Gemelli”,8, Rome, 00168, Italy

    Gianpiero Tamburrini

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  1. International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA

    Dachling Pang

  3. University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    James T. Rutka

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Largo “A. Gemelli”,8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Gianpiero Tamburrini

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Tamburrini, G. (2018). Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Technique. In: Di Rocco, C., Pang, D., Rutka, J. (eds) Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31512-6_36-1

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