Complications and complication management in ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: review 668 cases.
- Author:
Bai Quang Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
- MeSH:
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt;
diagonosis;
complications
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):16-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During the period 1993-1998, 668 cases of hydrocephalus, included 351 male and 137 female patients with age ranged from 5 days to 72 years, were operated using method of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt at the Department of Neurosurgery of St.Paul Hospital, Hµ Néi. The author reported use of a modified surgical technique, analysed post-operative complications and methods for managing these complications
