Percutaneous coagulation of choroid plexus to unblock the ventricular catheter using the Seldinger technique: Preliminary report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 440-443

  Gnanalingham, Kanna K ^a   Lafuente, Jesus ^a   Brew, Stefan ^a   Thompson, Dominic ^a   Harkness, William ^a   Hayward, Richard ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blocked ventricular catheter; Diathermy; Percutaneous; Seldinger technique

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; SCALP; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOROID PLEXUS; DIATHERMY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MANOMETRY; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 27344437871     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.06.015     Document Type: Article

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