Open AccessDoes Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting Improve Thyroid Hormone Levels in Hydrocephalic Newborns?
Author(s) -
Necati Üçler,
Fatih Serhat Erol,
Sait Öztürk,
Bekir Akgün,
Metin Kaplan,
Yaşar Şen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.385
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1423-0305
pISSN - 1016-2291
DOI - 10.1159/000448050
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , hydrocephalus , hormone , surgery , shunting , thyroid
The aim of this report was to investigate the effect of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion for the treatment of hydrocephalus on thyroid hormones in the first 3 months of life.
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