Abstract
Background: Endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation (CPC) refers to a surgical treatment of hydrocephalus in which the choroid plexus is endoscopically ablated by coagulation. The evolution of the surgical technique of endoscopic CPC has a longstanding history that now spans more than one century since it was first attempted. Currently, a multitude of technical variations of the procedure exists.
Methods: Operative charts and videos of patients undergoing endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation (CPC) were retrieved from the author’s database of endoscopic procedures and reviewed.
Conclusions: The surgical technique of endoscopic CPC performed by the author is described.
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Azab, W.A. (2020). Surgical Technique of Endoscopic Choroid Plexus Coagulation. In: Di Rocco, C., Pang, D., Rutka, J. (eds) Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72168-2_37
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