Treatment of hydrocephalus and bilateral subdural effusions in a patient with closed sutures. Case report.
For management of bilateral subdural hematomas in a hydrocephalic child with fused sutures, a simple technique is described that involves minimal cranial procedures for modification of an already installed ventriculoperitoneal shunt system.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*