Surgical technique of retrograde ventricle-sinus shunt is an option for the treatment of hydrocephalus in infants after surgical repair of myelomeningocele

ABSTRACT Introduction Treatment of hydrocephalus is accomplished primarily through a ventricular-peritoneal shunt (VPS). This study aims to describe the application of retrograde ventricle-sinus shunt (RVSS) in patients with hydrocephalus after surgical treatment of myelomeningocele. Method A pr...

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Main Authors: Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Karen Andrade Norremose, Hamilton Matushita, Marcelo de Lima Oliveira, Edson Bor Seng Shu, Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015001201019&lng=en&tlng=en