Laparoscopic removal of two dislocated ventriculoperitoneal catheters: Case report

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-88

  Pierangeli, Enrico ^a,b   Pizzoni, C ^a   Lospalluti, A ^a   Gigante, N ^a   Colamaria, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disconnected shunt catheters; Laparoscopy; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPY; MOBILIZATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033001358     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1053377     Document Type: Article

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