Third ventriculostomy versus cerebrospinal fluid shunt as a first procedure in pediatric hydrocephalus

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-15

  Tuli, Sagun ^a   Alshail, Essam ^a   Drake, James ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral ventricles; Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Endoscopic; Hydrocephalus; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032904103     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028753     Document Type: Article

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