Tension Pneumocephalus following Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
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Fatal intratumoral hemorrhage following ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.
Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, one of the most common surgical procedures performed by neurosurgeons all over the world has been associated with a number of complications; the most common being infection and mechanical failure. Most of these complications tend to increase morbidity with prolonged hospital stay and cost. Though subdural, extradural or intracerebral hematomas have been described af...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.26.426