Laparoscopic transabdominal lumboperitoneal shunt

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-163

  Huie, F ^a   Sayad, P ^a   Usal, H ^a   Hayek, N ^a   Arbit, E ^a   Ferzli, G ^a,b  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicating hydrocephalus; Laparoscopy; Lumboperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032953783     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900929     Document Type: Article

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