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  1. Editorial. Implementation of quality improvement protocols

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  2. Managing overlapping surgery: an analysis of 1018 neurosurgical and spine cases

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, November 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  3. Ventricular catheter entry site and not catheter tip location predicts shunt survival: a secondary analysis of 3 large pediatric hydrocephalus studies

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber, W Jerry Oakes

  4. Introduction: Pediatric hydrocephalus: a continuing evolution in our understanding and management

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, November 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle, Benjamin Warf

  5. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: prospective, multicenter results from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

  6. Editorial: The learning curve in surgical randomized controlled trials

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, August 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  7. Risk factors for shunt malfunction in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multicenter prospective cohort study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

  8. A new Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber, W Jerry Oakes

  9. Editorial: The challenges of determining natural history

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  10. An update on research priorities in hydrocephalus: overview of the third National Institutes of Health-sponsored symposium “Opportunities for Hydrocephalus Research: Pathways to Better Outcomes”

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, December 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr Antonio J Jiménez, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, James McAllister

  11. Editorial: Measuring resident operative skills

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  12. Editorial: Food and Drug Administration Safety Communication on rhBMP-2 use

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  13. The “vagal ansa”: a source of complication in vagus nerve stimulation

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  14. Editorial: Bed rest after filum surgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  15. Editorial: Administrative database research

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, February 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  16. Risk factors for infection and the effect of an institutional shunt protocol on the incidence of ventricular access device infections in preterm infants

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  17. Editorial: Industry-sponsored research

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, January 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  18. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a retrospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

  19. Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Ultrasound-Guided Shunt Placement study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, August 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber, W Jerry Oakes

  20. Hydrocephalus research funding from the National Institutes of Health: a 10-year perspective

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  21. No significant improvement in the rate of accurate ventricular catheter location using ultrasound-guided CSF shunt insertion: a prospective, controlled study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, W Jerry Oakes

  22. Outcomes of CSF shunting in children: comparison of Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network cohort with historical controls

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

  23. An assessment of academic productivity in pediatric neurosurgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  24. Editorial: Shunt insertion

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, July 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  25. The assessment of bulging fontanel and splitting of sutures in premature infants: an interrater reliability study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle

  26. Editorial: Abdominal binders

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, June 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  27. Center effect and other factors influencing temporization and shunting of cerebrospinal fluid in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  28. Editorial: Intraventricular hemorrhage and posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, March 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  29. Association of intraventricular hemorrhage secondary to prematurity with cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery in the first year following initial shunt placement

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle, Kathryn B Whitlock

  30. Editorial: The less you look, the less you find

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, November 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  31. Treatment practices for Chiari malformation Type I with syringomyelia: results of a survey of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  32. Editorial: Pooling data on antibiotic-impregnated shunts

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  33. A standardized protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Quality Improvement Initiative

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, W Jerry Oakes

  34. Shunt failure due to intracranial migration of BioGlide ventricular catheters

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, Douglas Brockmeyer

  35. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, December 2010, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  36. Predicting who will benefit from endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared with shunt insertion in childhood hydrocephalus using the ETV Success Score

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2010, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  37. Reinfection following initial cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2010, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  38. Evaluation of the necessity of postoperative imaging after craniosynostosis surgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  39. Predicting slitlike ventricles in children on the basis of baseline characteristics at the time of shunt insertion

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  40. Outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury in children

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2006, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  41. Management of shunt infections: a multicenter pilot study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2006, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  42. Retained peritoneal shunt tubing causing hematuria

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, June 2006, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  43. Sporadic osteochondroma of the cervical spine

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2006, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  44. Potentially useful outcome measures for clinical research in pediatric neurosurgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2005, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  45. A multicenter prospective cohort study of the Strata valve for the management of hydrocephalus in pediatric patients

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, February 2005, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  46. The high incidence of tumor dissemination in myxopapillary ependymoma in pediatric patients

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2005, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  47. Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma of the brainstem in children

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2004, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  48. Assessing the validity of the endoscopic shunt insertion trial: did surgical experience affect the results?

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2004, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle

  49. Lack of benefit of endoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion: a multicenter randomized trial

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, February 2003, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John Kestle