Shunt Complications.

Author: Joong Uhn CHOI ¹
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1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Original Article
Keywords: Hydrocephalus; Complication; Shunt malfunction
MeSH: Hydrocephalus
From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1988;17(2):213-220
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: There had been a lot of changes and advances in treatment of hydrocephalus. Many efforts also had been made to prevent complication of shunting, but there are a lot of inevitable problems in shunting operation. This paper attemps to review and summarize these shunt complications.