Neuroendoscopic procedures in achievement of shunt independence: Outcome analysis of 28 patients with shunt malfunction

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Sufianov, A ^a,b   Sufianova, C ^a   Lakimov, Lu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Neurosurgical Centre ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Shunt independence; Shunt malfunction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CHILD; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; SHUNT MALFUNCTION; SHUNTING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 46849100007     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1046760     Document Type: Article

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