Endoscopically aided retroperitoneal placement of a lumboperitoneal shunt: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 430-433

  Kubo, Shigeki ^a,b   Ueno, Masato ^a,b   Takimoto, Hiroshi ^a,b   Karasawa, Jun ^a,b   Kato, Amami ^a,b   Yoshimine, Toshiki ^a,b  

^a Osaka Neurological Institute   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Hydrocephalus; Laparoscopy; Lumboperitoneal shunt; Retroperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037306786     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.2.0430     Document Type: Article

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