200 Age as a Novel Risk Factor for Revision of Ventriculopleural Shunt in Pediatric Patients

Authors :: Eisha Christian
Cherisse Berry
Mark D. Krieger
Parham Yashar
J G McComb
Edward Melamed
Source :: Neurosurgery. 63:178-179
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION:The first choice for distal end location of a cerebrospinal fluid-diverting device is the abdomen. However, for patients in whom the peritoneal cavity is not suitable, a ventriculopleural shunt (VPl) is an alternative.METHODS:With institutional review board approval we performed a retro

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Institutional review board
Surgery
Ventriculopleural shunt
03 medical and health sciences
Peritoneal cavity
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
Abdomen
Neurology (clinical)
Risk factor
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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