Comparison of simultaneous shunting to delayed shunting in infants with myelomeningocele in terms of shunt infection rate

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-402

  Arslan, Mehmet ^a   Eseoglu, Metehan ^a   Gudu, Burhan Oral ^a   Demir, Ismail ^a   Kozan, Abdulbaki ^a   Gokalp, Abdulsemat ^a   Sosuncu, Enver ^a   Kiymaz, Nejmi ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Shunt infection; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 84855172014     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.4263-11.1     Document Type: Review

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