Complex hydrocephalus (combination of communicating and obstructive type): An important cause of failed endoscopic third ventriculostomy

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Yadav, Yad Ram ^a   Mukerji, Gaurav ^a,b   Parihar, Vijay ^a   Sinha, Mallika ^a   Pandey, Sanjay ^a  

^a NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71349085277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-137     Document Type: Article

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