title: Historical considerations of the predominance of lumboperitoneal shunt for treatment of adult communicating hydrocephalus in Kumamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hitoshi
authors.forename: Akimasa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuratsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007564:Japan; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications