Third ventriculostomy vs ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric obstructive hydrocephalus: Results from a Swiss series and literature review

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-533

  de Ribaupierre, Sandrine ^a   Rilliet, B ^a,b   Vernet, O ^a   Regli, L ^a   Villemure, J G ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b HUG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Pediatric; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33847668258     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0283-4     Document Type: Article

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