Increased risk of distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction associated with slit valves or distal slits in the peritoneal catheter

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 682-686

  Cozzens, Jeffrey W ^a,b   Chandler, James P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Shunt complication; Shunt revision; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030723743     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.5.0682     Document Type: Article

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