Authors
Citation
Ih. Tekkok et al., DISTAL END REVISION OF VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNTS SPARING MINILAPAROTOMY, Journal of neurosurgery, 85(6), 1996, pp. 1187-1188
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology",Surgery
Journal title
ISSN journal
00223085
Volume
85
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1187 - 1188
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3085(1996)85:6<1187:DEROVS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Distal end malfunction of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt occurs secondar
y to outgrown, disconnected, fractured, or occluded peritoneal cathete
rs. Replacement of such catheters normally requires a minilaparotomy.
The authors describe a simple technique for peritoneal catheter replac
ement without minilaparotomy.