 Ventriculostomy
"Ventriculostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.
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D014696
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188.957 E04.525.170.860
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ventriculostomy" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Ventriculostomy" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Warf BC, Tracy S, Mugamba J. Long-term outcome for endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone or in combination with choroid plexus cauterization for congenital aqueductal stenosis in African infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Aug; 10(2):108-11.
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Walcott BP, Kahle KT, Butler WE. Endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus. Arch Neurol. 2012 May; 69(5):664.
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Warf BC, Dagi AR, Kaaya BN, Schiff SJ. Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 8(5):502-8.
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Warf BC, Dewan M, Mugamba J. Management of Dandy-Walker complex-associated infant hydrocephalus by combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Oct; 8(4):377-83.
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Warf BC. Hydrocephalus associated with neural tube defects: characteristics, management, and outcome in sub-Saharan Africa. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Oct; 27(10):1589-94.
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Warf BC, Campbell JW, Riddle E. Initial experience with combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity: the importance of prepontine cistern status and the predictive value of FIESTA MRI imaging. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul; 27(7):1063-71.
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Vogel TW, Dlouhy BJ, Howard MA. Don't take the plunge: avoiding adverse events with cranial perforators. J Neurosurg. 2011 Sep; 115(3):570-5.
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Maher CO, Goumnerova L. The effectiveness of ventriculocystocisternostomy for suprasellar arachnoid cysts. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan; 7(1):64-72.
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Warf BC, Stagno V, Mugamba J. Encephalocele in Uganda: ethnic distinctions in lesion location, endoscopic management of hydrocephalus, and survival in 110 consecutive children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan; 7(1):88-93.
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Mandera M, Marcol W, Kotulska K, Olakowska E, Golka D, Malinowska I, Pietrucha-Dutczak M, Olakowski M, Lewin-Kowalik J. Childhood pineal parenchymal tumors: clinical and therapeutic aspects. Neurosurg Rev. 2010 Apr; 34(2):191-6.
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