Hydrocephalus therapy: Reduction of shunt occlusions using a peel-away sheath

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-255

  Kehler, Uwe ^a   Klohn A ^b   Heese, O ^a   Gliemroth, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Complications; Hydrocephalus; Peel away sheath

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENCHYMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNT THROMBOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0041883816     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(03)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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