Distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure caused by silicone allergy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 536-539

  Hussain, Namath S ^b   Wang, Paul P ^a   James, Carol ^b   Carson, Benjamin S ^b   Avellino, Anthony M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bowel perforation; Hydrocephalus; Shunt malfunction; Shunt obstruction; Silicone allergy; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SILICONE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT; HYDROCEPHALUS; INSTRUMENTATION;

ADULT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; POLYURETHANES; SILICONES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 16244391143     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.3.0536     Document Type: Article

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