Coma due to meteorism and increased intra-abdominal pressure subsequent to ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9551, 2006, Pages 2032-

  Mirzayan, M Javad ^a   Koenig, Kathrin ^a   Bastuerk, Murat ^a   Krauss, Joachim K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; SIMETHICONE;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METEORISM; NEUROSURGERY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33751422017     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69811-5     Document Type: Article

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