Role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy at infected cerebrospinal fluid shunt removal: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-326

  Shimizu, Tomohisa ^a   Luciano, Mark G ^a   Fukuhara, Toru ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid infection; Hydrocephalus; Third ventriculostomy; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84863402237     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.PEDS11229     Document Type: Article

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