Endoscopic third ventriculostomy has no higher costs than ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Objective: To evaluate the cost of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) compared to ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Method: We studied 103 children with hydrocephalus, 52 of which were treated with ETV and 51 with VPS in a prospective cohort. Tre...
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| Main Authors: | Benicio Oton de Lima, Riccardo Pratesi |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000700524&lng=en&tlng=en |
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