Expansion of the Subcutaneous Compartment by Umbilicus Resection for Intrathecal Pump Placement: The "Karagoz-Hacivat Technique".

Cihan Isler Huseyin Mert Cerci Semih BaghakiYekta Servet AydinSüreyya TokluMehmet Murat Hanci

Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2024)

The proposed technique provides effective and practical solution to wound and skin complications related to ITB pump. Moreover, it may serve as a viable preemptive strategy during the initial implantation of the ITB pump in selected patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
wound healing
patient reported
drug induced