Improved ventriculoatrial shunt for cerebrospinal fluid diversion after multiple ventriculoperitoneal shunt failures

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Jiqing ^a   Qu, Chuncheng ^a   Wang, Zhigang ^a   Wang, Chengwei ^a   Ding, Xuan ^a   Pan, Shun ^a   Ji, Yong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Percutaneous insertion; Shunt failure; Ventriculoatrial shunt; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 67651184054     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.03.040     Document Type: Article

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