Laparoscopically assisted peritoneal shunt insertion in hydrocephalus: A prospective controlled study

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1588-1591

  Schubert, F ^a   Fijen, B P ^a   Krauss, J K ^b  

^a St Elisabeth Hospital   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Hydrocephalus; Laparoscopy; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONEUM; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHUNTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 28344457972     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0164-z     Document Type: Article

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