Use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in hydrocephalus of tubercular origin.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to study the feasibility of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) as a treatment modality in patients with hydrocephalus of tubercular origin.

Materials And Methods: Literature on ETV in hydrocephalus of tubercular origin has been reviewed, and we have gathered experiences of neurosurgeons from various institutions in our country practicing ETV.

Results: Hydrocephalus, a common complication of tubercular meningitis, may be of communicating type or of obstructive variety.

Meningiomas in children: A study of 18 cases.

Background: Intracranial meningiomas are rare tumors in children accounting for 0.4-4.6% of all primary brain tumors in the age group of 0-18 years.