Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for shunt malfunction: What to do with the shunt?

Surgical Neurology International

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Neils, David M ^a   Wang, Huaping ^b   Lin, Julian ^a  

^a Illinois Neurological Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; hydrocepahlus; shunt; shunt malfunction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT MALFUNCTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84875204648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21527806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.106116     Document Type: Article

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