Quality of life in obstructive hydrocephalus: endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared to cerebrospinal fluid shunt

Purpose In the current literature, there are essentially no comparisons of quality of life (QOL) outcome after endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and shunt in childhood hydrocephalus. Our objective was to compare QOL in children with obstructive hydrocephalus, treated with either ETV or shunt.