Intraventricular endoscopy and intraventricular antibiotics in the treatment of multiloculated hydrocephalus with ventriculitis in a neonate and an infant: Two case reports.

Autor:	Valdivia DAP; Department of Neurosurgery, School Military Hospital Dr Alejandro Dávila Bolaños, Managua, Nicaragua., Vega LRZ; Department of Neurosurgery, School Military Hospital Dr Alejandro Dávila Bolaños, Managua, Nicaragua., Pérez EAH; Department of Neurosurgery, School Military Hospital Dr Alejandro Dávila Bolaños, Managua, Nicaragua.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Surgical neurology international [Surg Neurol Int] 2023 Oct 06; Vol. 14, pp. 354. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 06 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.25259/SNI_428_2023
Abstrakt:	Background: We present two pediatric cases, a neonate and an infant, who presented with treatment-refractory ventriculitis and multiloculated hydrocephalus treated with simultaneous intraventricular endoscopy and antibiotics. This is the first report of this combined therapy in children. Case Description: Using intraventricular endoscopic surgery and antibiotics, hydrocephalus was treated with a minimum number of ventricular shunt systems. In addition, treatment-refractory ventriculitis was treated in both patients using intraventricular antibiotics. Conclusion: Endoscopic surgery and intraventricular antibiotic administration are useful strategies for treating multiloculated hydrocephalus and ventriculitis in children. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2023 Surgical Neurology International.)
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