Subtemporal decompression for the slit-ventricle syndrome after shunting in hydrocephalic children.
During the past 2 years, we have performed subtemporal decompression to deal with recurrent shunt obstruction in 22 hydrocephalic patients with the slit-ventricle syndrome. 13 patients have been followed-up for more than 1 year and 2 others for more than 2 years. The frequency of hospitalization for shunt-revision has been greatly reduced. These results confirm that subtemporal craniectomy is useful in the treatment of patients in whom this syndrome develops.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery*