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Treatment for pediatric hydrocephalus typically involves placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, but recently the treatment focus has broadened to revisit endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) with choroid plexus cauterization (CPC). However, it is unknown whether ETV with CPC (ETV\/CPC) is safe and efficacious in low- and middle-income countries for infants younger than 1 year. This study investigated the implementation of ETV\/CPC at a low-resource hospital in northern Tanzania.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The authors conducted a single-center retrospective study investigating short-term outcomes of ETV\/CPC at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre in Tanzania. Study participants were children 0\u201318 years old with a diagnosis of hydrocephalus who underwent ETV with or without CPC between February 1, 2020, and February 1, 2022. Data captured included demographics, patient hydrocephalus etiology, and ETV Success Score. Successful treatment was defined as successful control of the hydrocephalus without the need for further shunt placement from the time of ETV through the 3-month follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During the study period, 54 ETV procedures for hydrocephalus were performed, 45 with and 9 without CPC. The mean (SD) patient age at the time of ETV was 1.75 (2.37) years (range &lt; 1 to 10 years). ETV was successful in 49 patients (91%). Five cases (9%) were complicated by significant morbidity or mortality: 3 cases required VP shunt placement and 2 patients died. Most patients (70%) were younger than 1 year at the time of surgery. The failure rate of ETV was 8% (3 of 38) among patients aged 1 year or younger and 13% (2 of 16) among patients older than 1 year.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At this institution, ETV with or without CPC was found to be an alternative treatment option when compared to VP shunting. This study also found that these procedures can be safely performed in children younger than 1 year and can avoid the need for VP shunts in many patients. Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of these patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2025.4.peds24549","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,16]],"date-time":"2025-08-16T01:55:55Z","timestamp":1755309355000},"page":"563-569","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Short-term outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in children with hydrocephalus at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre in northern Tanzania: a retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Erick","family":"Mulla","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, Arusha, Tanzania;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Habib Emil","family":"Rafka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Barrow Global, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"},{"name":"College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina;"},{"name":"Madaktari Africa, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cyrus","family":"Elahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Barrow Global, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saning\u2019o John","family":"Sindila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, Arusha, Tanzania;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jonah E.","family":"Attebery","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; and"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dilantha B.","family":"Ellegala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Barrow Global, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"},{"name":"Madaktari Africa, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kerry A.","family":"Vaughan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Barrow Global, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"},{"name":"Madaktari Africa, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Happiness","family":"Rabiel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Barrow Global, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona;"},{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, Arusha, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"key":"b1","series-title":"World Neurosurg","first-page":"425","article-title":"The growth of neurosurgery in East Africa: challenges","volume":"113","author":"Santos MM","year":"2018","unstructured":"Santos MM, Qureshi MM, Budohoski KP,  The growth of neurosurgery in East Africa: challenges. 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