Lumboperitoneal shunt surgery via lateral abdominal laparotomy.

CONCLUSIONS: In the current series, the operative duration was shorter in the lateral abdominal group compared with the anterior abdominal group, with no differences in complication rates. Lateral abdominal laparotomy simplifies LPS.
PMID: 31860824 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 19, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Goto Y, Oka H, Nishii S, Takagi Y, Yokoya S, Hino A Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research