Ventricular catheter placement with a frameless neuronavigational system: A 1-year experience

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 4 SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Azeem, Syed S ^a   Origitano, T C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuronavigation; Shunt failure; Stereotaxy; Ventricular catheter placement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE CATHETER; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEURONAVIGATION; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 34147204763     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255387.03088.53     Document Type: Article

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