Extrusion of peritoneal catheter through the mouth

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 553-555

  Fermin, Sonia ^a,b   Fernández Guerra, Rafael A ^a   Sureda, Pedro J ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (Dominican Republic)

^b Edificio Profesional   (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Complication; Diaphragm; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029830833     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00261610     Document Type: Article

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