Does the entry site affect the rate of proximal catheter misplacement in ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion?

• Florian Marc Ebel,
• Salome Amstutz,
• Stefan Wanderer,
• Michael Unterhose,
• Nikan Toulany,
• Luigi Mariani,
• Raphael Guzman,
• Serge Marbacher,
• Jehuda Soleman

Affiliations

Florian Marc Ebel

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland

Salome Amstutz

Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland

Stefan Wanderer

Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland

Michael Unterhose

Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland

Nikan Toulany

Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland

Luigi Mariani

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland

Raphael Guzman

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland

Serge Marbacher

Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland

Jehuda Soleman

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland