Surgery for children in developing nations is challenging. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an important surgical treatment for childhood hydrocephalus and has been performed in developing nations, but with lower success rates than in developed nations. It is not known if the lower success rate is due to inherent differences in prognostic factors.
Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Room 1503, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. abhaya.kulkarni@sickkids.ca