Frameless stereotactic placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in undersized ventricles: A simple modification to free-hand procedures

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 484-487

  Woerdeman, P A ^a,b   Willems, P W A ^a   Han, K S ^a   Hanlo, P W ^a   Berkelbach Van Der Sprenkel, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Frameless stereotaxy; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Image guided surgery; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; STEREOTAXIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 33645552168     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500495166     Document Type: Article

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