A comparison between ventriculo-peritoneal and ventriculo-atrial cerebrospinal fluid shunts in relation to rate of revision and durability

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 459-465

  Borgbjerg, B M ^a   Gjerris, F ^a   Albeck, M J ^a   Hauerberg, J ^a   Borgesen S V ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunts; Hydrocephalus; Kaplan Meyer method; Ventriculo atrial shunts; Ventriculo peritoneal shunts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031809355     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050125     Document Type: Article

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