Javadpour M, May P, Mallucci C
Department of Neurosurgery, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK.
Br J Neurosurg. 2003 Jun;17(3):266-9. doi: 10.1080/0268869031000153215.
An 11-year-old boy who underwent an initially successful endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) died 4 months later secondary to acute hydrocephalus. This is the first report of sudden death caused by delayed closure of ETV. Guidelines to patients, parents and primary caregivers should include the possibility of ETV failure and encourage early neurosurgical consultation when symptoms of raised intracranial pressure occur.
一名11岁男孩接受了最初成功的内镜下第三脑室造瘘术(ETV),但4个月后因急性脑积水死亡。这是首例因ETV延迟闭合导致猝死的报告。针对患者、家长和初级护理人员的指南应包括ETV失败的可能性,并鼓励在出现颅内压升高症状时尽早进行神经外科会诊。