One trocar laparoscopic placement of peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus: A simplified technique
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Konstantinos Tepetes; George Tzovaras; Konstantinos Paterakis; Nikolaos Xautouras; Michael Spyridakis; Constantine Hatzitheofilou
- Source
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 108:580-582
- Subject
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Central nervous system disease
Catheters, Indwelling
Abdomen
medicine
Humans
Obesity
Laparoscopy
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
food and beverages
General Medicine
Length of Stay
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Hydrocephalus
Shunt (medical)
Treatment Outcome
Neurology (clinical)
Peritoneal catheter
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 0303-8467
Peritoneal catheter placement for the treatment of hydrocephalus can nowadays be performed laparoscopically. We report our experience using a single trocar technique, with emphasis to a modification applied especially for the obese patients.