Threatened ventriculostomy shunt exposure: augmenting native soft tissue coverage with acellular dermal matrix graft.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
; 10(4): 324-6, 2012 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-22880889
Avoiding threatened ventriculostomy shunt exposure in the pediatric population remains a difficult problem for the neurosurgeon and reconstructive surgeon. In this case series, the authors present a novel method of augmenting scalp soft tissue with acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in patients with a history of ventricular shunt revisions. Soft tissue augmentation with ADM successfully prevented shunt exposure in 3 patients with a history of shunt revision due to impending exposure following conventional techniques.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuero Cabelludo
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Ventriculostomía
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Derivaciones del Líquido Cefalorraquídeo
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Dermis Acelular
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Hidrocefalia
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurosurg Pediatr
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos