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  • Neurosurgery
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  • Neonatology

Background:

  • Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) is a key treatment for hydrocephalus in premature infants.
  • However, long-term shunt independence rates after ETV/CPC remain low, with limited predictors of success.
  • Elevated venous pressure from cardiac disease is hypothesized to impact ETV/CPC outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between comorbid cardiac abnormalities and the success of ETV/CPC in infants with hydrocephalus.
  • To determine if cardiac conditions predisposing to elevated venous pressure predict shunt dependence after ETV/CPC.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 48 infants with hydrocephalus who underwent ETV/CPC and preoperative echocardiography (2007-2014).
  • Review of cardiac abnormalities including pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy, and septal defects.
  • Multivariate logistic regression used to assess associations between cardiac findings and ETV/CPC success.

Main Results:

  • ETV/CPC failed in 31 (65%) of the 48 infants.
  • No single echocardiogram abnormality predicted shunt failure.
  • The presence of two or more cardiac abnormalities was independently associated with ETV/CPC failure (OR 0.13, p=0.032).

Conclusions:

  • Cardiac abnormalities are inversely associated with ETV/CPC success in premature infants with hydrocephalus.
  • ETV/CPC may be less effective in infants with significant cardiac anomalies.
  • These findings aid in stratifying surgical candidacy and highlight the need for cardiac monitoring in this population.