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The Treatment of Hydrocephalus by Ventriculo‐Atrial Shunt 1
Author(s) -
BEAL S.,
SIMPSON D. A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05163.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrocephalus , obstructive hydrocephalus , shunt (medical) , surgery , intensive care medicine , pediatrics
The operation of ventriculo‐venous shunt in the management of obstructive hydrocephalus is discussed in the light of a series of 100 patients suffering from this condition who came under the care of a single neurological service over a six‐year period, 79 being children, the remaindren adolescent or adult. Technical details of the operation, complications and results are discussed, consideration also being given to the factors influencing the decision whether in any given case this or some other procedure would appear to be in the best interests of the patient.