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Future reports on pediatric trapped fourth ventricle should include objective surgical-selection criteria, standardized imaging metrics, and long-term surveillance endpoints to clarify durability.
Future reports on pediatric trapped fourth ventricle should include objective surgical-selection criteria, standardized imaging metrics, and long-term surveillance to clarify durability and recurrence risk.
Open fenestration can be an effective treatment for pediatric trapped fourth ventricle, but case reports should move beyond successful short‐term decompression. Future reports should include objective surgical‐selection criteria, intraoperative confirmation of adhesions, standardized imaging metrics, and long‐term surveillance end points to clarify durability and recurrence risk.
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Awan et al. (2026) conducted a letter in Pediatric trapped fourth ventricle. Open fenestration was evaluated. Future reports on pediatric trapped fourth ventricle should include objective surgical-selection criteria, standardized imaging metrics, and long-term surveillance endpoints to clarify durability.
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