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Endoscopic aqueductoplasty in the treatment of aqueductal stenosis.
[hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius]
Endoscopic
aqueductoplasty
is
an
option
of
treatment
of
obstructive
hydrocephalus
caused
by
aqueductal
stenosis
.
We
report
on
our
experience
with
this
endoscopic
technique
.
Eighteen
patients
with
primary
or
secondary
aqueductal
stenosis
underwent
endoscopic
aqueductoplasty
(
EA
)
with
or
without
stenting
between
July
2004
and
January
2007
.
EA
,
EA
with
a
stent
,
EA
with
endoscopic
third
ventriculostomy
(
ETV
)
,
and
EA
with
stenting
in
addition
to
ETV
were
performed
in
eight
,
five
,
three
,
and
two
patients
,
respectively
.
A
repeat
endoscopic
procedure
was
done
in
one
patient
.
EA
with
a
stent
was
performed
in
case
1
,
8
months
after
first
endoscopic
procedure
.
In
four
cases
,
aqueductoplasty
with
stent
was
performed
through
a
suboccipital
approach
.
There
were
no
deaths
due
to
the
neuroendoscopic
procedures
.
All
of
the
patients
showed
improvement
or
resolution
of
their
preoperative
symptoms
,
although
in
case
1
a
new
endoscopic
procedure
was
performed
:
EA
with
a
stent
.
Cerebral
aqueductoplasty
is
an
effective
and
successful
treatment
for
membranous
and
/
or
short
-segment
stenosis
of
the
sylvian
aqueduct
.
Endoscopic
aqueductoplasty
candidates
must
be
selected
very
carefully
but
longer
follow-up
periods
are
necessary
to
evaluate
long
-term
aqueductal
patency
after
aqueductoplasty
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"hydrocephalus"
symptom
achondroplasia
alexander disease
canavan disease
congenital toxoplasmosis
harlequin ichthyosis
hirschsprung disease
homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria
hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius
krabbe disease
monosomy 21
proteus syndrome
severe combined immunodeficiency
sneddon syndrome
von hippel-lindau disease
wiskott-aldrich syndrome
This symptom has already been validated