Title: Successful retention of the infected but functioning shunt system: Report of two cases and literature review.
Authors: Hai-Long Li; Raynald Liu; Xiang-Li Cui; Song Lin; Li, Hai-Long; Liu, Raynald; Cui, Xiang-Li; Lin, Song
Abstract: A letter to then editor is presented regarding two men with shunt infection and was managed by retention of the primary shunt system, intravenous antibiotics administration, and placement of new extraventricular drainage (EVD).
Subjects: SURGICAL anastomosis; SURGICAL complications; ANTIBIOTICS; CEREBROSPINAL fluid shunts; FISTULA
Publication: Neurology India, 2013, Vol 61, Issue 1, p90
ISSN: 0028-3886
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.108034

Successful retention of the infected but functioning shunt system: Report of two cases and literature review.

Hai-Long Li; Raynald Liu; Xiang-Li Cui; Song Lin; Li, Hai-Long; Liu, Raynald; Cui, Xiang-Li; Lin, Song