Extrusion of the peritoneal catheter of a VP shunt system through a gastrostomy wound

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-69

  Chan, Yung ^a   Datta, Narendra N ^a   Chan, Kwong Yau ^a   Rehman, Safi Ur ^a   Poon, Christopher Y F ^a   Kwok, John C K ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Shunt complication; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERITONEAL CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCAR; SURGICAL WOUND;

EID: 0037674857     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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