The Medos Hakim programmable valve in the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 13, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 588-593

  Reinprecht, A ^a   Dietrich, W ^a   Bertalanffy, A ^a   Czech, T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Programmable Medos Hakim valve; Valve adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMPLANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVE;

EID: 0031457982     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050145     Document Type: Article

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