Use of a simple intraoperative hydrostatic pressure test to assess the relationship between mobility of the ventricular stoma and success of third ventriculostomy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 848-852

  Kamel, Mahmoud Hamdy ^a,b   Kelleher, Michael ^a   Aquilina, Kristian ^a   Lim, Chris ^a   Caird, John ^a   Kaar, George ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b Ascot House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid flow; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrostatic test; Obstructive hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFANT; LAVAGE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHUNTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 32044436090     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.5.0848     Document Type: Article

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