Endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric patients: A decision analysis

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 467-472

  Drake, James M ^a,c   Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Kestle, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Pediatric; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 62449131238     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0761-y     Document Type: Article

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