Global surgery for pediatric hydrocephalus in the developing world: a review of the history, challenges, and future directions

T. Muir, Ryan; Wang, Shelly; C. Warf, Benjamin

doi:10.3171/2016.7.focus16273

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Global surgery for pediatric hydrocephalus in the developing world: a review of the history, challenges, and future directions

Published in Neurosurgical FOCUS • Nov 1, 2016

Authors:

Ryan T. Muir

Shelly Wang

Benjamin C. Warf

Abstract

OBJECTIVE Pediatric hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurosurgical conditions and is a major contributor to the global burden of surgically treatable diseases. Significant health disparities exist for the treatment of hydrocephalus in developing nations due to a combination of medical, enviro...

Subject

Hydrocephalus

Medicine

Developing country

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