Prior CSF shunting increases the risk of endoscopic third ventriculostomy failure in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus in adults

Neurological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-31

  Woodworth, Graeme ^a,b   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Thomas, George ^a   Williams, Michael A ^a   Rigamonti, Daniele ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CSF hydrodynamics; CSF shunt failure; Obstructive hydrocephalus; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THIRD VENTRICLE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33846656635     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164106X119914     Document Type: Article

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