Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is considered the gold standard treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus due to partial or complete obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ventricular pathways caused by mass lesions. However long-term efficacy of this procedure remains controversial as treatment of chronic adult hydrocephalus due to stenosis of Sylvian acqueduct [late-onset idiopathic aq...

INTRODUCTION Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a minimally invasive method of treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus (HCP). AIM To investigate perioperative and intraoperative difficulties, failures and complications of ETV. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy-three procedures of ETV were conducted in our department in the last 5 years on 69 patients with HCP of different etiology. In 4 pa...

Pediatric neuroscience nurses deal with many children with hydrocephalus. This paper will provide a review of hydrocephalus with a specific focus on third ventriculostomy. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an accepted treatment option for patients with obstructive hydrocephalus. At the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, we have been performing ETV for 15 years. This experi...

This study evaluated the long-term (up to 4 years) efficacy and safety of entecavir ETV treatment and analysed the significance of baseline and on-treatment factors in long-term ETV outcomes in adolescents with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We determined the cumulative virological and serological outcomes of 44 adolescents with CHB receiving ETV for up to 4 years. To investigate the dynamics of HB...

BACKGROUND Nucleoside analogues are recommended as antiviral treatments for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated liver failure. Clinical data comparing entecavir (ETV) and lamivudine (LAM) are inconsistent in this setting. OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy and safety of ETV and LAM in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-associated liver failure. PATIENTS AND METHODS A liter...

conclusions etv and lam treatments had similar effects to improve 24 weeks survival rate of patients with chb-associated liver failure, but etv was associated with greater clinical improvement. both drugs were tolerated well during the treatment. it is suggested to perform further studies to verify the results. background nucleoside analogues are recommended as antiviral treatments for patients...

A typical electrothermal vaporization (ETV) using a tantalum was built for low-pressure ICP-AES. The analytical performance of the ETV was tested and compared with that of a PFA pneumatic nebulizer with a double membrane desolvator (DMD). The limits of detection of the ETV were obtained in the range of 3.4 ng to 758 ng for Zn, Cu, Co, Fe, and Mg, while those of the PFA nebulizer were in the ran...

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy, Shunt malfunction, Hydrocephalus, Background: The efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) following cerebrospinal fluid shunting procedures has been disputed and claimed as having a less favorable outcome. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the success of ETV in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus in patients primarily treated by ...

Viral breakthrough is related to poor adherence to medication in some chronic hepatitis B patients treated with nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs). Our study aimed to examine how adherence to medication is associated with viral breakthrough in patients treated with NAs. A total of 203 patients (135 ETV and 68 LAM) were analyzed in this retrospective analysis. Physical examination, serum liver enzyme...