Ventriculoperitoneal shunt as treatment for perilymphatic fistula: A report of six cases

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-145

  Weider, Dudley J ^a   Roberts, David W ^b   Phillips, Joseph ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Upper Valley Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign intracranial hypertension; Displacement analyzer; LP; Perilymphatic fistula; Pseudotumor cerebri; Tympanic membrane ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PERILYMPH FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TINNITUS; VERTIGO;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COCHLEAR AQUEDUCT; COCHLEAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 31044445105     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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