Microlaparoscopic-Assisted Lumboperitoneal Shunt in the Lateral Position for Pseudotumor Cerebri in a Morbidly Obese Adolescent

BACKGROUND: Pseudotumor cerebri or idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a known complication of morbid obesity that often requires neurosurgical intervention for worsening symptoms. Placement of a lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) is one of the treatment options, but in a morbidly obese patient it can...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Nirupama, Bierbrauer, Karin S., Grewal, Harsh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2006
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16882436

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