The pattern and outcome of infants and neonates undergoing endoscopic third ventriculostomy in Tanzania: an observational cohort study
Despite prior findings that younger age has poor reliability in ETV, the use of ETV and combined ETV/CPC have shown better clinical outcomes than that with ventriculoperitoneal shunting in treating hydrocephalus in this study among African neonates.
Authors
- Consolata Shayo
- Chibuikem A. Ikwuegbuenyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-7713)
- Romani Roman Sabas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-2167)
- Umberto Tosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7041-0190)
- Caitlin E. Hoffman
- Hamisi Kimaro Shabani
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.10.peds24668
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00