The subway tunneling technique for distal shunt catheter insertion

Br J Neurosurg. 2020 Feb;34(1):18-19. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1685648. Epub 2019 Nov 9.

Authors

Giuseppe R Giammalva¹, Nello Grassi², Enrico Lo Bue¹, Lara Brunasso¹, Rosario Maugeri¹, Domenico G Iacopino¹, Francesca Graziano¹

Affiliations

¹ Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedicine Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostic (BiND), School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
² Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 31709848
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1685648

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Hydrocephalus / surgery*
Railroads*
Surgical Instruments
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
X-Rays