Distal catheter obstruction from non-infectious cause in ventriculo-peritoneal shunted children

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 245-249

  Arnell, K ^a   Olsen, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal pseudocyst; Hydrocephalus and children; Shunt malfunction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPEREMIA; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSTRUCTION; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOCYST; SHUNT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SWEDEN; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 4544331221     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817896     Document Type: Article

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