Shunt revision by coagulation with retention of the ventricular catheter

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 57-59

  Hudgins, Roger J ^a,b   Boydston, William R ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Hydrocephalus; Ventricular catheter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING;

EID: 0031796544     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028689     Document Type: Article

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