Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications in hydrocephalus patients with intracranial tumors: An analysis of relevant risk factors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-342

  Reddy, G Kesava ^a   Bollam, Papireddy ^a   Caldito, Gloria ^b   Willis, Brian ^a   Guthikonda, Bharat ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Cerebrospinal fluid; Shunt complication; Shunt failure; Shunt revision; Shunt surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OMMAYA RESERVOIR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHUNT COMPLICATION; SHUNT FAILURE; SHUNT INFECTION; SHUNT OBSTRUCTION; SHUNT OVERDRAINAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 79959818316     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0393-4     Document Type: Review

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