Treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunting complications in a nigerian neurosurgery programme: Case illustrations and review

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-42

  Komolafe, Edward O ^a,c   Adeolu, Augustine A ^a   Komolafe, Morenikeji A ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^c Lagere Post Office   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bowel perforation; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Shunt catheter; Shunt migration; Ventriculoperitoneal shunts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37349103939     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110660     Document Type: Article

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