Fiberoptic delivery of laser energy to remove occlusions from ventricular shunts

Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 345-350

  Christens Barry, William A ^a   Guarnieri, Michael ^b   Carson Sr , Benjamin S ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Fiber optics; Hydrocephalus; Laser surgery; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHILD; CHOROID PLEXUS; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; OCCLUSION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; YAG LASER;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0032957378     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199902000-00057     Document Type: Article

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