title: Controversy about Management of Hydrocephalus - Shunt vs. Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy.
abstract: The best management of hydrocephalus is still controversial in the twenty-first century. Shunt treatment for hydrocephalus is the most common procedure performed in neurosurgical practice and is associated with the highest complications rate. But during the last 2 decades, the treatment of hydrocephalus has improved with better shunt devices available today, increased facilities for investigations and newer approaches like endoscopic third ventriculostomy. The recent advances in development of better endoscopes have provided the patient and treating doctor with an option for an alternative surgery for treatment of hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, G. B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, 110002, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, G. B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, 110002, India.
authors.forename: Shaam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bodeliwala
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, G. B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, 110002, India. drdaljit@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Daljit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D059906:Neuroimaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000379:methods; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods
keywords: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Ventriculoatrial shunt; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt