Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement with video-laparoscopic guidance

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 637-639

  Reimer, Ronald ^a   Wharen Jr , Robert E ^a   Pettit, Paul D M ^b  

^a Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAPAROSCOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031767462     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(98)00242-7     Document Type: Article

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