Ventriculoperitoneal shunting complicated with cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst and acute appendicitis

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-323

  Krassoudakis, A ^a   Vlazakis, S ^a,b   Kakavelakis, K N ^a   Gardikis, S ^a   Sakeliaris, G ^a   Armpiros, I ^a   Alifieris, E ^a  

^a Chania General Hospital St George   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Cerebrospinal fluid; Cysts, diagnosis; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYST; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; PERITONITIS; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYSTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PERITONITIS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036673912     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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