Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Survival in Patients Developing Hydrocephalus After Cranial Surgery.
CONCLUSION: Shunt survival was worse in patients who developed hydrocephalus following cranial surgery performed for brain tumors and those who received either steroids or prolonged antibiotic therapy. Thus post-cranial surgery hydrocephalus represents a unique subset of hydrocephalus.
PMID: 27161463 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Khan F, Rehman A, Shamim MS, Bari ME Tags: Turk Neurosurg Source Type: research
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