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Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a 12-Year-Old With Recurrent Failure of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

With a success rate of about 80%, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are widely used for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Whether congenital or acquired, hydrocephalus is not a single disease entity. It can be caused by abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reabsorption, obstruction along the ventricular...

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Autores principales: Dhiman, Monica, Soukhak, Fahim, Eskenazi, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10225341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255910
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38270