Outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in comparison to ventriculoperitoneal shunt in obstructive hydrocephalus – A randomized controlled trial
There was a lower failure rate in the VPS group but VPS had more complications compared to ETV. As an RCT, this study provides a higher level of evidence and gives relevance to these results.
Authors
- Vivek Sharan Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-948X)
- Nitish Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6889-2381)
- Vikas Chandra Jha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-061X)
- Venkatesh Karthikeyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3768-3218)
- Gaurav Verma
- Nikhil Dhage
- Athira Ramesh
- Rahul Jain
- Achintya Ajaya
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_702_2025
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00