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Dr. Weil's clinical interests are pediatric surgical oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric general surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.
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Researcher | Publications
Incidence of idiopathic syrinx in pediatric patients diagnosed with VACTERL association. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Jan 10; 1-6. View Incidence of idiopathic syrinx in pediatric patients diagnosed with VACTERL association. Abstract
Feasibility Versus Success: Bridging the Evidence Gap in Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Fetal Interventions. Prenat Diagn. 2024 Dec 23. View Feasibility Versus Success: Bridging the Evidence Gap in Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Fetal Interventions. Abstract
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization for preventing shunt dependence in pediatric hydrocephalus: preliminary results of a prospective clinical case series in a lower-middle-income country (Egypt). Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Dec 19; 41(1):62. View Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization for preventing shunt dependence in pediatric hydrocephalus: preliminary results of a prospective clinical case series in a lower-middle-income country (Egypt). Abstract
"Dangling choroid" with contralateral glomus displacement and ischemic torsion in congenital hydrocephalus: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 Dec 02; 8(23). View "Dangling choroid" with contralateral glomus displacement and ischemic torsion in congenital hydrocephalus: illustrative case. Abstract
Parental arsenic exposure and tissue-specific DNA methylation in Bangladeshi infants with spina bifida. Epigenetics. 2024 Dec; 19(1):2416345. View Parental arsenic exposure and tissue-specific DNA methylation in Bangladeshi infants with spina bifida. Abstract
Maternal arsenic exposure modifies associations between arsenic, folate and arsenic metabolism gene variants, and spina bifida risk: A case?control study in Bangladesh. Environ Res. 2024 Nov 15; 261:119714. View Maternal arsenic exposure modifies associations between arsenic, folate and arsenic metabolism gene variants, and spina bifida risk: A case?control study in Bangladesh. Abstract
Infection rates during eras of intrathecal antibiotic use followed by antibiotic-impregnated catheter use in prevention of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 34(4):357-364. View Infection rates during eras of intrathecal antibiotic use followed by antibiotic-impregnated catheter use in prevention of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. Abstract
Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh. Environ Health. 2024 Jun 03; 23(1):51. View Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh. Abstract
Antibiotic impregnated catheters and intrathecal antibiotics for CSF shunt infection prevention in children undergoing low-risk CSF shunt surgery. BMC Pediatr. 2024 May 11; 24(1):325. View Antibiotic impregnated catheters and intrathecal antibiotics for CSF shunt infection prevention in children undergoing low-risk CSF shunt surgery. Abstract
The Importance of Neurosurgical Intervention and Surgical Timing for Management of Pediatric Patients with Myelomeningoceles in Bangladesh. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jul; 187:e673-e682. View The Importance of Neurosurgical Intervention and Surgical Timing for Management of Pediatric Patients with Myelomeningoceles in Bangladesh. Abstract
Genome-wide analysis of spina bifida risk variants in a case-control study from Bangladesh. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Mar; 116(3):e2331. View Genome-wide analysis of spina bifida risk variants in a case-control study from Bangladesh. Abstract
Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh. Res Sq. 2024 Feb 29. View Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh. Abstract
Utilization trends in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection prevention techniques in the United States from 2007 to 2015. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Apr 01; 33(4):349-358. View Utilization trends in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection prevention techniques in the United States from 2007 to 2015. Abstract
Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Other forms of brain monitoring, such as NIRS, fMRI, biochemical, etc. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2024; 17(3):S393-S419. View Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Other forms of brain monitoring, such as NIRS, fMRI, biochemical, etc. Abstract
Syndrome of anterior neural stalk, vertebral abnormality, enteric duplication cyst, and diaphragmatic hernia related to persistent ventral neurenteric canal: report of two cases. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Dec; 39(12):3341-3348. View Syndrome of anterior neural stalk, vertebral abnormality, enteric duplication cyst, and diaphragmatic hernia related to persistent ventral neurenteric canal: report of two cases. Abstract
Associations of Standard Care, Intrathecal Antibiotics, and Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters With Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection Organisms and Resistance. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Sep 27; 12(9):504-512. View Associations of Standard Care, Intrathecal Antibiotics, and Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters With Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection Organisms and Resistance. Abstract
Neonatal Paenibacilliosis: Paenibacillus Infection as a Novel Cause of Sepsis in Term Neonates With High Risk of Sequelae in Uganda. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 09 11; 77(5):768-775. View Neonatal Paenibacilliosis: Paenibacillus Infection as a Novel Cause of Sepsis in Term Neonates With High Risk of Sequelae in Uganda. Abstract
Morbidity and etiology-based success rate of combined endoscopic ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1918 infants. Neurosurg Rev. 2023 Jul 19; 46(1):180. View Morbidity and etiology-based success rate of combined endoscopic ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1918 infants. Abstract
Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study. Lancet Microbe. 2023 08; 4(8):e601-e611. View Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study. Abstract
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization: predictors of long-term success and comparison with shunt placement for primary treatment of infant hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 08 01; 32(2):201-213. View Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization: predictors of long-term success and comparison with shunt placement for primary treatment of infant hydrocephalus. Abstract
Choroid plexus-targeted NKCC1 overexpression to treat post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Neuron. 2023 05 17; 111(10):1591-1608.e4. View Choroid plexus-targeted NKCC1 overexpression to treat post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Abstract
Postinfectious hydrocephalus in African infants: common, under-recognised, devastating, and potentially preventable. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 12; 10(12):e1695-e1696. View Postinfectious hydrocephalus in African infants: common, under-recognised, devastating, and potentially preventable. Abstract
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Pediatric Post Neurosurgical Care in a Lower Middle-Income Country: The Zambian Experience. World Neurosurg. 2022 11; 167:e784-e788. View Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Pediatric Post Neurosurgical Care in a Lower Middle-Income Country: The Zambian Experience. Abstract
Hindgut Duplication in an Infant with Omphalocele-Exstrophy-Imperforate Anus-Spinal Defects (OEIS) Complex. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2022 Jan; 10(1):e45-e48. View Hindgut Duplication in an Infant with Omphalocele-Exstrophy-Imperforate Anus-Spinal Defects (OEIS) Complex. Abstract
Improving Infant Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Uganda: A Longitudinal Prospective Study Protocol for Predicting Developmental Outcomes and Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Treatment Failure after ETV/CPC. Metabolites. 2022 Jan 14; 12(1). View Improving Infant Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Uganda: A Longitudinal Prospective Study Protocol for Predicting Developmental Outcomes and Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Treatment Failure after ETV/CPC. Abstract
Proceedings of the 13th International Newborn Brain Conference: Other forms of brain monitoring, such as NIRS, fMRI, biochemical. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022; 15(2):453-465. View Proceedings of the 13th International Newborn Brain Conference: Other forms of brain monitoring, such as NIRS, fMRI, biochemical. Abstract
Assessing the utility of low resolution brain imaging: treatment of infant hydrocephalus. Neuroimage Clin. 2021; 32:102896. View Assessing the utility of low resolution brain imaging: treatment of infant hydrocephalus. Abstract
The low utility of routine cranial imaging after pediatric shunt revision. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Mar 01; 29(3):276-282. View The low utility of routine cranial imaging after pediatric shunt revision. Abstract
Preoperative risk and postoperative outcome from subdural fluid collections in African infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jan 01; 29(1):31-39. View Preoperative risk and postoperative outcome from subdural fluid collections in African infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus. Abstract
Parental metal exposures as potential risk factors for spina bifida in Bangladesh. Environ Int. 2021 12; 157:106800. View Parental metal exposures as potential risk factors for spina bifida in Bangladesh. Abstract
Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 10 01; 28(4):458-468. View Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid. Abstract
Brain growth after surgical treatment for infant postinfectious hydrocephalus in Sub-Saharan Africa: 2-year results of a randomized trial. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 09 01; 28(3):326-334. View Brain growth after surgical treatment for infant postinfectious hydrocephalus in Sub-Saharan Africa: 2-year results of a randomized trial. Abstract
Risk factors for pediatric surgical site infection following neurosurgical procedures for hydrocephalus: a retrospective single-center cohort study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2021 04 21; 21(1):124. View Risk factors for pediatric surgical site infection following neurosurgical procedures for hydrocephalus: a retrospective single-center cohort study. Abstract
Immune activation during Paenibacillus brain infection in African infants with frequent cytomegalovirus co-infection. iScience. 2021 Apr 23; 24(4):102351. View Immune activation during Paenibacillus brain infection in African infants with frequent cytomegalovirus co-infection. Abstract
Choroid plexus NKCC1 mediates cerebrospinal fluid clearance during mouse early postnatal development. Nat Commun. 2021 01 19; 12(1):447. View Choroid plexus NKCC1 mediates cerebrospinal fluid clearance during mouse early postnatal development. Abstract
Safety of delayed surgical repair of omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex in infants with significant comorbidities. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Jan; 37(1):93-99. View Safety of delayed surgical repair of omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex in infants with significant comorbidities. Abstract
Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus. Nat Med. 2020 11; 26(11):1754-1765. View Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus. Abstract
Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Sci Transl Med. 2020 09 30; 12(563). View Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Abstract
Geospatial Mapping of International Neurosurgical Partnerships and Evaluation of Extent of Training and Engagement. World Neurosurg. 2020 12; 144:e898-e907. View Geospatial Mapping of International Neurosurgical Partnerships and Evaluation of Extent of Training and Engagement. Abstract
Management of Post-hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation in the Infant Born Preterm. J Pediatr. 2020 11; 226:16-27.e3. View Management of Post-hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation in the Infant Born Preterm. Abstract
Complex Management of Hydrocephalus Secondary To Choroid Plexus Hyperplasia. World Neurosurg. 2020 09; 141:101-109. View Complex Management of Hydrocephalus Secondary To Choroid Plexus Hyperplasia. Abstract
Inflammation in acquired hydrocephalus: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Nat Rev Neurol. 2020 05; 16(5):285-296. View Inflammation in acquired hydrocephalus: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Abstract
The CURE Protocol: evaluation and external validation of a new public health strategy for treating paediatric hydrocephalus in low-resource settings. BMJ Glob Health. 2020; 5(2):e002100. View The CURE Protocol: evaluation and external validation of a new public health strategy for treating paediatric hydrocephalus in low-resource settings. Abstract
Outcomes in children undergoing posterior fossa decompression and duraplasty with and without tonsillar reduction for Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a pilot prospective multicenter cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 01 01; 25(1):21-29. View Outcomes in children undergoing posterior fossa decompression and duraplasty with and without tonsillar reduction for Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a pilot prospective multicenter cohort study. Abstract
The Incidence of Postoperative Seizures Following Treatment of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Ugandan Infants: A Post Hoc Comparison of Endoscopic Treatment vs Shunt Placement in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurosurgery. 2019 10 01; 85(4):E714-E721. View The Incidence of Postoperative Seizures Following Treatment of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Ugandan Infants: A Post Hoc Comparison of Endoscopic Treatment vs Shunt Placement in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Abstract
Noninvasive Thermal Evaluation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Patency and Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Using a Flow Enhancing Device. Neurosurgery. 2019 08 01; 85(2):240-249. View Noninvasive Thermal Evaluation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Patency and Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Using a Flow Enhancing Device. Abstract
Reversible intracranial hypertension following treatment of an extracranial vascular malformation: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 03 01; 23(3):369-373. View Reversible intracranial hypertension following treatment of an extracranial vascular malformation: case report. Abstract
Infection risk for Bactiseal Universal Shunts versus Chhabra shunts in Ugandan infants: a randomized controlled trial. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 03 01; 23(3):397-406. View Infection risk for Bactiseal Universal Shunts versus Chhabra shunts in Ugandan infants: a randomized controlled trial. Abstract
Pediatric neurosurgical workforce, access to care, equipment and training needs worldwide. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 10; 45(4):E13. View Pediatric neurosurgical workforce, access to care, equipment and training needs worldwide. Abstract
Subspecialty pediatric neurosurgery training: a skill-based training model for neurosurgeons in low-resourced health systems. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 10; 45(4):E2. View Subspecialty pediatric neurosurgery training: a skill-based training model for neurosurgeons in low-resourced health systems. Abstract
Patterns of Hydrocephalus in Rural Haiti: A Computed Tomography-Based Study. World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov; 119:257-261. View Patterns of Hydrocephalus in Rural Haiti: A Computed Tomography-Based Study. Abstract
Renal Outcomes in Children with Operated Spina Bifida in Uganda. Int J Nephrol. 2018; 2018:6278616. View Renal Outcomes in Children with Operated Spina Bifida in Uganda. Abstract
De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neuron. 2018 07 25; 99(2):302-314.e4. View De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Abstract
Operative and consultative proportions of neurosurgical disease worldwide: estimation from the surgeon perspective. J Neurosurg. 2019 04 01; 130(4):1098-1106. View Operative and consultative proportions of neurosurgical disease worldwide: estimation from the surgeon perspective. Abstract
Children with spina bifida in Eastern Uganda report a reasonable quality of life relative to their healthy school-attending peers. Arch Dis Child. 2019 01; 104(1):101-102. View Children with spina bifida in Eastern Uganda report a reasonable quality of life relative to their healthy school-attending peers. Abstract
Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg. 2019 04 01; 130(4):1065-1079. View Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract
Global neurosurgery: the current capacity and deficit in the provision of essential neurosurgical care. Executive Summary of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change. J Neurosurg. 2019 04 01; 130(4):1055-1064. View Global neurosurgery: the current capacity and deficit in the provision of essential neurosurgical care. Executive Summary of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change. Abstract
Normative human brain volume growth. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 05; 21(5):478-485. View Normative human brain volume growth. Abstract
Economic burden of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Glob Health. 2018; 3(1):e000347. View Economic burden of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract
Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus in Uganda. N Engl J Med. 2017 12 21; 377(25):2456-2464. View Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus in Uganda. Abstract
Learning Based Segmentation of CT Brain Images: Application to Postoperative Hydrocephalic Scans. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2018 08; 65(8):1871-1884. View Learning Based Segmentation of CT Brain Images: Application to Postoperative Hydrocephalic Scans. Abstract
Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). World J Surg. 2017 10; 41(10):2426-2434. View Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). Abstract
Erratum to: Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). World J Surg. 2017 10; 41(10):2423-2425. View Erratum to: Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). Abstract
Growing Brains: How Adapting to Africa Advanced the Treatment of Infant Hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery. 2017 Sep 01; 64(CN_suppl_1):37-39. View Growing Brains: How Adapting to Africa Advanced the Treatment of Infant Hydrocephalus. Abstract
Quality of life among children with spina bifida in Uganda. Arch Dis Child. 2017 11; 102(11):1057-1061. View Quality of life among children with spina bifida in Uganda. Abstract
Past, Present, and Future of Neurosurgery in Uganda. Neurosurgery. 2017 04 01; 80(4):656-661. View Past, Present, and Future of Neurosurgery in Uganda. Abstract
Comparative effectiveness of flexible versus rigid neuroendoscopy for endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization: a propensity score-matched cohort and survival analysis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 May; 19(5):585-591. View Comparative effectiveness of flexible versus rigid neuroendoscopy for endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization: a propensity score-matched cohort and survival analysis. Abstract
Scorecard for spina bifida research, prevention, and policy - A development process. Prev Med. 2017 Jun; 99:13-20. View Scorecard for spina bifida research, prevention, and policy - A development process. Abstract
Neuroimaging of Children With Surgically Treated Hydrocephalus: A Practical Approach. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Feb; 208(2):413-419. View Neuroimaging of Children With Surgically Treated Hydrocephalus: A Practical Approach. Abstract
Introduction: Pediatric hydrocephalus: a continuing evolution in our understanding and management. Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Nov; 41(5):E1. View Introduction: Pediatric hydrocephalus: a continuing evolution in our understanding and management. Abstract
Global surgery for pediatric hydrocephalus in the developing world: a review of the history, challenges, and future directions. Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Nov; 41(5):E11. View Global surgery for pediatric hydrocephalus in the developing world: a review of the history, challenges, and future directions. Abstract
Ten-year survival of Ugandan infants after myelomeningocele closure. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Jan; 19(1):70-76. View Ten-year survival of Ugandan infants after myelomeningocele closure. Abstract
Surgery for epilepsy: the need for global acceptance and access. Lancet Neurol. 2016 08; 15(9):898-899. View Surgery for epilepsy: the need for global acceptance and access. Abstract
Prenatal diagnosis and assessment of congenital spinal anomalies: Review for prenatal counseling. World J Orthop. 2016 Jul 18; 7(7):406-17. View Prenatal diagnosis and assessment of congenital spinal anomalies: Review for prenatal counseling. Abstract
Separating Putative Pathogens from Background Contamination with Principal Orthogonal Decomposition: Evidence for Leptospira in the Ugandan Neonatal Septisome. Front Med (Lausanne). 2016; 3:22. View Separating Putative Pathogens from Background Contamination with Principal Orthogonal Decomposition: Evidence for Leptospira in the Ugandan Neonatal Septisome. Abstract
Teaching NeuroImages: Interhemispheric multiloculated cyst with callosal dysgenesis in an infant. Neurology. 2016 Jan 05; 86(1):e10-1. View Teaching NeuroImages: Interhemispheric multiloculated cyst with callosal dysgenesis in an infant. Abstract
Reducing neurodevelopmental disorders and disability through research and interventions. Nature. 2015 Nov 19; 527(7578):S155-60. View Reducing neurodevelopmental disorders and disability through research and interventions. Abstract
"Who Is My Neighbor?" Global Neurosurgery in a Non-Zero-Sum World. World Neurosurg. 2015 Dec; 84(6):1547-9. View "Who Is My Neighbor?" Global Neurosurgery in a Non-Zero-Sum World. Abstract
Hydrocephalus in children. Lancet. 2016 Feb 20; 387(10020):788-99. View Hydrocephalus in children. Abstract
Reopening of an obstructed third ventriculostomy: long-term success and factors affecting outcome in 215 infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Apr; 15(4):399-405. View Reopening of an obstructed third ventriculostomy: long-term success and factors affecting outcome in 215 infants. Abstract
Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 3. Volumetric CT analysis as a predictor of seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Feb; 15(2):133-43. View Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 3. Volumetric CT analysis as a predictor of seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy. Abstract
Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 2. Brain and CSF volumes discriminate neurocognitive outcomes in hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Feb; 15(2):125-32. View Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 2. Brain and CSF volumes discriminate neurocognitive outcomes in hydrocephalus. Abstract
The role of simulation in neurosurgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Dec; 30(12):1997-2000. View The role of simulation in neurosurgery. Abstract
New anatomical simulator for pediatric neuroendoscopic practice. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Feb; 31(2):213-9. View New anatomical simulator for pediatric neuroendoscopic practice. Abstract
Anatomical pediatric model for craniosynostosis surgical training. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Dec; 30(12):2009-14. View Anatomical pediatric model for craniosynostosis surgical training. Abstract
Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Nov; 14(5):439-46. View Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series. Abstract
Three steps forward and 2 steps back: the Echternach procession toward optimal hydrocephalus treatment. Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug; 61 Suppl 1:105-10. View Three steps forward and 2 steps back: the Echternach procession toward optimal hydrocephalus treatment. Abstract
183 Intracranial arachnoid cysts and hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug; 61 Suppl 1:220. View 183 Intracranial arachnoid cysts and hemorrhage. Abstract
Effectiveness of the Bactiseal Universal Shunt for reducing shunt infection in a sub-Saharan African context: a retrospective cohort study in 160 Ugandan children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Feb; 13(2):140-4. View Effectiveness of the Bactiseal Universal Shunt for reducing shunt infection in a sub-Saharan African context: a retrospective cohort study in 160 Ugandan children. Abstract
Presentation, pathology, and treatment outcome of brain tumors in 172 consecutive children at CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda. The predominance of the visible diagnosis and the uncertainties of epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Jan; 30(1):137-46. View Presentation, pathology, and treatment outcome of brain tumors in 172 consecutive children at CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda. The predominance of the visible diagnosis and the uncertainties of epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract
Position statement on fetal myelomeningocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb; 210(2):107-11. View Position statement on fetal myelomeningocele repair. Abstract
The microbial spectrum of neonatal sepsis in Uganda: recovery of culturable bacteria in mother-infant pairs. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e72775. View The microbial spectrum of neonatal sepsis in Uganda: recovery of culturable bacteria in mother-infant pairs. Abstract
Congenital idiopathic hydrocephalus of infancy: the results of treatment by endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization and suggestions for how it works. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Jun; 29(6):935-40. View Congenital idiopathic hydrocephalus of infancy: the results of treatment by endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization and suggestions for how it works. Abstract
Shunt survival after failed endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Dec; 10(6):463-70. View Shunt survival after failed endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus. Abstract
Dysplastic-reactive choroid plexus presenting as an intramedullary tumor of the cervicomedullary junction in a patient with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Nov; 10(5):406-10. View Dysplastic-reactive choroid plexus presenting as an intramedullary tumor of the cervicomedullary junction in a patient with myelomeningocele. Abstract
Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Sep; 10(3):161-7. View Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa. Abstract
Long-term outcome for endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone or in combination with choroid plexus cauterization for congenital aqueductal stenosis in African infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Aug; 10(2):108-11. View Long-term outcome for endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone or in combination with choroid plexus cauterization for congenital aqueductal stenosis in African infants. Abstract
Educate one to save a few. Educate a few to save many. World Neurosurg. 2013 Feb; 79(2 Suppl):S15.e15-8. View Educate one to save a few. Educate a few to save many. Abstract
Extradural myelomeningocele reconstruction using local turnover fascial flaps and midline linear skin closure. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Nov; 65(11):1569-72. View Extradural myelomeningocele reconstruction using local turnover fascial flaps and midline linear skin closure. Abstract
Risk factors of sudden death in young adult patients with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Feb; 9(2):149-55. View Risk factors of sudden death in young adult patients with myelomeningocele. Abstract
The impact of combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization on the management of pediatric hydrocephalus in developing countries. World Neurosurg. 2013 Feb; 79(2 Suppl):S23.e13-5. View The impact of combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization on the management of pediatric hydrocephalus in developing countries. Abstract
Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 8(5):502-8. View Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Abstract
Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 8(5):509-21. View Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract
Management of Dandy-Walker complex-associated infant hydrocephalus by combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Oct; 8(4):377-83. View Management of Dandy-Walker complex-associated infant hydrocephalus by combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization. Abstract
Hydrocephalus associated with neural tube defects: characteristics, management, and outcome in sub-Saharan Africa. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Oct; 27(10):1589-94. View Hydrocephalus associated with neural tube defects: characteristics, management, and outcome in sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract
Initial experience with combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity: the importance of prepontine cistern status and the predictive value of FIESTA MRI imaging. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul; 27(7):1063-71. View Initial experience with combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity: the importance of prepontine cistern status and the predictive value of FIESTA MRI imaging. Abstract
Factors affecting survival of infants with myelomeningocele in southeastern Uganda. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Feb; 7(2):127-33. View Factors affecting survival of infants with myelomeningocele in southeastern Uganda. Abstract
Association of bacteria with hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan; 7(1):73-87. View Association of bacteria with hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Abstract
Encephalocele in Uganda: ethnic distinctions in lesion location, endoscopic management of hydrocephalus, and survival in 110 consecutive children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan; 7(1):88-93. View Encephalocele in Uganda: ethnic distinctions in lesion location, endoscopic management of hydrocephalus, and survival in 110 consecutive children. Abstract
Surgery for hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa versus developed nations: a risk-adjusted comparison of outcome. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Dec; 26(12):1711-7. View Surgery for hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa versus developed nations: a risk-adjusted comparison of outcome. Abstract
Pediatric hydrocephalus in East Africa: prevalence, causes, treatments, and strategies for the future. World Neurosurg. 2010 Apr; 73(4):296-300. View Pediatric hydrocephalus in East Africa: prevalence, causes, treatments, and strategies for the future. Abstract
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus in Uganda: report of a scoring system that predicts success. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb; 5(2):143-8. View Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus in Uganda: report of a scoring system that predicts success. Abstract
Intraoperative assessment of cerebral aqueduct patency and cisternal scarring: impact on success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in 403 African children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb; 5(2):204-9. View Intraoperative assessment of cerebral aqueduct patency and cisternal scarring: impact on success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in 403 African children. Abstract
Neurocognitive outcome and ventricular volume in children with myelomeningocele treated for hydrocephalus in Uganda. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Dec; 4(6):564-70. View Neurocognitive outcome and ventricular volume in children with myelomeningocele treated for hydrocephalus in Uganda. Abstract
Neurosurgical humanitarian aid. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jul; 4(1):1-2; discussion 2-3. View Neurosurgical humanitarian aid. Abstract
Surgery for pharmacoresistant epilepsy in the developing world: A pilot study. Epilepsia. 2009 May; 50(5):1256-61. View Surgery for pharmacoresistant epilepsy in the developing world: A pilot study. Abstract
Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment of hydrocephalus for infants with myelomeningocele: long-term results of a prospective intent-to-treat study in 115 East African infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Nov; 2(5):310-6. View Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment of hydrocephalus for infants with myelomeningocele: long-term results of a prospective intent-to-treat study in 115 East African infants. Abstract
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization for pediatric hydrocephalus. Clin Neurosurg. 2007; 54:78-82. View Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization for pediatric hydrocephalus. Abstract
Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone and combined with choroid plexus cauterization in infants younger than 1 year of age: a prospective study in 550 African children. J Neurosurg. 2005 Dec; 103(6 Suppl):475-81. View Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone and combined with choroid plexus cauterization in infants younger than 1 year of age: a prospective study in 550 African children. Abstract
Comparison of 1-year outcomes for the Chhabra and Codman-Hakim Micro Precision shunt systems in Uganda: a prospective study in 195 children. J Neurosurg. 2005 May; 102(4 Suppl):358-62. View Comparison of 1-year outcomes for the Chhabra and Codman-Hakim Micro Precision shunt systems in Uganda: a prospective study in 195 children. Abstract
Hydrocephalus in Uganda: the predominance of infectious origin and primary management with endoscopic third ventriculostomy. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan; 102(1 Suppl):1-15. View Hydrocephalus in Uganda: the predominance of infectious origin and primary management with endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Abstract
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