Outcome of Proximal Ventricular Catheter Placement in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Operations using the Parietal Approach.
Anant AnanthanandornPublished in: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet (2019)
Overlong ventricular catheter and large ventricular size were significant variables in poor placement outcomes in the present study. Pre-operative planning from CT or MRI can be used to determine the optimal length in order to improve
the outcomes.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- contrast enhanced
- catheter ablation
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- pulmonary artery
- type diabetes
- dual energy
- metabolic syndrome
- positron emission tomography
- adipose tissue
- diffusion weighted imaging
- insulin resistance
- pulmonary arterial hypertension