Using 'Catheter à Fentes' for Management of Childhood Hydrocephalus: A Prospective Study of Ninety-six Cases.

Objective: To evaluate the management of childhood hydrocephalus using the 'catheter à fentes' as a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study from January 2003 to January 2004 was carried out in the Neurosurgery Department of the National Hospital Niamey (Niger-Republic). Ninety-six infants with hydrocephalus, between the ages of 1 to 22 months were treated with 'catheter à fentes' as a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.