Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for shunt dysfunction in occlusive hydrocephalus: Long-term follow up and review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1032-1039

  Boschert, Jürgen ^a   Hellwig, Dieter ^b   Krauss, Joachim K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0037405258     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.5.1032     Document Type: Article

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