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Laparoscopically assisted peritoneal shunt insertion for hydrocephalus

Raymond F. Sekula Jr. Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212Correspondence[email protected]
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Edward M. Marchan Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
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Michael Y. Oh Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
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D. Kyle Kim Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
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Andrew M. Frederickson Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
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Geoffrey Pelz Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
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Miro Uchal Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Neuroscience Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
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Pages 439-442 | Received 19 Jan 2008, Accepted 16 Jan 2009, Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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