Transventricular, transaqueductal scope-in-scope endoscopic excision of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: a series of 13 cases and a review.

@article{Suri2008TransventricularTS,
  title={Transventricular, transaqueductal scope-in-scope endoscopic excision of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: a series of 13 cases and a review.},
  author={Ashish Suri and Rohit Kumar Goel and Faiz Uddin Ahmad and Ananth K Vellimana and Bhawani Shankar Sharma and Ashok Kumar Mahapatra},
  journal={Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics},
  year={2008},
  volume={1 1},
  pages={
          35-9
        }
}
OBJECT Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system worldwide. In patients presenting with acute hydrocephalus due to intraventricular NCC, surgery is the only option. Still, there is no consensus regarding the optimal surgical strategy, although neuroendoscopic excision is a promising method. However, the literature regarding the use of this modality in fourth ventricular NCC is scarce. The authors describe a series of patients with fourth… Expand
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Relieving the acute symptomatic hydrocephalus by endoscopic internal CSF diversion (ETV) should be the primary therapeutic goal. Expand
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