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Original Article

Is the routine placement of a CSF reservoir following endoscopic third ventriculostomy justified?

D. Parikh Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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M. Foroughi Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. Nannapaneni Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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R. H. Hatfield Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Pages 521-523 | Received 15 Oct 2008, Accepted 20 Apr 2009, Published online: 08 Oct 2009

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