Hydrocephalus shunt practice of experienced pediatric neurosurgeons

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 925-929

  Albright, A Leland ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Shunt insertion; Shunts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENTAL VENTRICULOMEGALY; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT VENTRICLE SYNDROME; SPINA BIFIDA; SURGEON;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 77956189072     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1082-5     Document Type: Article

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