Cargando…
Reducing CSF shunt placement in patients with spinal myelomeningocele
OBJECT: The incidence of hydrocephalus requiring shunts in children with myelomeningocele (MMC) is reported to be very high. Shunt-related complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. In order to minimize shunt placements, we used very rigid clinical selection...
Autores principales: | Sankhla, Suresh, Khan, G. M. |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Medknow Publications
2009
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162831/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21887167 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.49098 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Strict clinical and radiographic criteria for reduction of CSF shunt placement in patients with spinal myelomeningocele
por: Wiwanitkit, Viroj
Publicado: (2010) -
CSF shunt re-infections in children
por: Sankhla, Suresh
Publicado: (2009) -
A retrospective study of infections after primary VP shunt placement in the newborn with Myelomeningocele without prophylactic antibiotics
por: Clemmensen, Dorte, et al.
Publicado: (2010) -
Shunt fracture in two children with myelomeningocele following spine surgery
por: Baradaran, Nazanin, et al.
Publicado: (2010) -
Spinal Cord Injury in Myelomeningocele: Prospects for Therapy
por: Janik, Karolina, et al.
Publicado: (2020)