Endoscopic third ventriculostomy vs cerebrospinal fluid shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children: A propensity score-adjusted analysis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 588-593

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Drake, James M ^a   Kestle, John R W ^b   Mallucci, Conor L ^c   Sgouros, Spyros ^d   Constantini, Shlomi ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Hydrocephalus; Pediatrics; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77956182761     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000373199.79462.21     Document Type: Article

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