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Overdrainage after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in a patient with a wide depressed skull bone defect: The effect of atmospheric pressure gradient

INTRODUCTION: In patients with traumatic brain injury, an effective approach for managing refractory intracranial hypertension is wide decompressive craniectomy. Postoperative hydrocephalus is a frequent complication requiring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 50-year-old...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Lixiang, Yu, Jinlu, Sun, Lichao, Han, Yanwu, Wang, Guangming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5090241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27810603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.012