10.3205/13DGNC294
Aschoff, Alfred
Alfred
Aschoff
Vienenkötter, Barbara
Barbara
Vienenkötter
The eradication of “acquired” Chiari after LP-shunts using gravitational valves
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2013
ConferencePaper
lumboperitoneal shunt
aquired chiari
gravitational valves
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Neurochirurgie
2013-05-21
2013
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-13dgnc2947
13dgnc294
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64. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)
Objective: Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunts were inaugurated by Ferguson in 1898, in 1967 Murtagh introduced the use of Touhy-canulas in catheter placement. These shunts are commonly used in pseudotumor cerebri, therapy-refractory CSF fistulas and selected hydrocephali, but show three specific problems: [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
64. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)