[X-ray diagnosis of hydrocephalus in infants and young children].

Abstract

The article shows the results of X-ray examination of 49 children (including 41 neonates) in 43 of whom 54 various radiocontrast studies were conducted for exact preoperative identification of the form of hydrocephalus (whether closed or open). Modified pneumoencephalography without removal of fluid is suggested for infants, which yields an important diagnostic information necessary for choosing the methods of surgical treatment of hydrocephalus in children of early age and neonates.