title: Lumbopleural Shunting as an Alternative Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion Modality for Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Is It Time for a Change?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Menger
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kalakoti
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. Electronic address: ananda@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000601:surgery; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000601:surgery*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
keywords: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Lumboperitoneal shunt; Lumbopleural shunt; Surgery