Sarah B Cairo1, Justice Agyei2, Kavira Nyavandu3, David H Rothstein4,5, Luc Malemo Kalisya3. 1. John R Oishei Children's Hospital, 1001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA. scairo2@gmail.com. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA. 3. COSECSA Training Program, HEAL Africa Hospital, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. 4. John R Oishei Children's Hospital, 1001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA. 5. Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Evaluate the management of hydrocephalus in pediatric patients in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by a general surgeon. METHODS: Retrospective review of a single institution in the province of North Kivu. Patient charts and surgical notes were reviewed from 2003 to 2016. RESULTS: 116 procedures were performed for an average of 8.9 per year. 51.7% of surgeries were on female patients with an average age of 13.6 ± 22.7. The average distance traveled from home to hospital was 153.7 km but ranged from 5 to 1420 km. The majority of hydrocephalus was due to neonatal sepsis (57%); 33.6% were classified as congenital; 9.5% of cases followed myelomeningocele closure. 97.4% had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placed. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy combined choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) was performed in 2.5% of patients. Shunt infection occurred in 9.5% of patients, shunt dysfunction or obstruction in 5.2% and shunt exteriorization in 1.7%; no complications occurred in patients who underwent ETV/CPC. CONCLUSION: VP shunt is the predominant management for hydrocephalus in this environment with increasing use of ETV/CPC. Further research is needed to evaluate variability by etiology, short and long-term outcomes of procedures performed by neurosurgeons and general surgeons, and regional epidemiologic variability.
PURPOSE: Evaluate the management of hydrocephalus in pediatric patients in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by a general surgeon. METHODS: Retrospective review of a single institution in the province of North Kivu. Patient charts and surgical notes were reviewed from 2003 to 2016. RESULTS: 116 procedures were performed for an average of 8.9 per year. 51.7% of surgeries were on female patients with an average age of 13.6 ± 22.7. The average distance traveled from home to hospital was 153.7 km but ranged from 5 to 1420 km. The majority of hydrocephalus was due to neonatal sepsis (57%); 33.6% were classified as congenital; 9.5% of cases followed myelomeningocele closure. 97.4% had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placed. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy combined choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) was performed in 2.5% of patients. Shunt infection occurred in 9.5% of patients, shunt dysfunction or obstruction in 5.2% and shunt exteriorization in 1.7%; no complications occurred in patients who underwent ETV/CPC. CONCLUSION: VP shunt is the predominant management for hydrocephalus in this environment with increasing use of ETV/CPC. Further research is needed to evaluate variability by etiology, short and long-term outcomes of procedures performed by neurosurgeons and general surgeons, and regional epidemiologic variability.
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Keywords:
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Neurosurgery; Pediatric surgery; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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