Retained fragment of a lumbar subarachnoid drain

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-161

  Simmerman, Steven R ^a,b   Fahy, Brenda G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Indwelling Catheter; Subarachnoid space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030914718     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199704000-00010     Document Type: Article

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