A series reveals that ETV effectively manages hydrocephalus in patients with vein of Galen malformations, implying promising treatment potential.
This largest-to-date series on VOGM-associated hydrocephalus treated with ETV demonstrates high safety and efficacy across 2 independent high-volume centers. In patients with VOGM demonstrating clinical deterioration secondary to hydrocephalus, ETV with possible choroid plexus cauterization is a viable CSF diversion strategy to consider.
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