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AB - BRIT. J. SURG., 1971, Vol. 58, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER Your Child and ileal Conduit Surgery. A Guide for This book discusses the non-communicating form of Parents. Prepared by the Health Education Depart- hydrocephalus and its treatment by means of by-passing ment, the Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston. the obstructive lesion with a ventriculocisternostomy. 9 i 6 in. Pp. gg+xv, with 28 illustrations. 1970. This operation consists of passing a No. 8 or No. 10 French red rubber catheter into the dilated temporal or Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas. $4.25. lateral horn of the lateral ventricle, while the other end THIS is a useful paperback, for it seeks to explain to parents of the catheter ends in the basal cistern. The catheter is in simple language the reason for this operation and how retained in place by sutures of fine silk, which pass through the child can be prepared, both in mind and body, for the the dura and arachnoid. The operation is conducted procedure. Very practical advice is given regarding the through a suboccipital craniectomy. daily management of the appliance with its pouch and belt. The details of this procedure are given in detail, and the Some good advice 
TI - Ventriculocisternostomy: Long-term Experiences. By Robert M. Cantu, M.D., Jost J. Michelsen, M.D., James C. White, M.D., and Paul F. J. New, M.D. 9 × 6 in. Pp. 138 + x. Illustrated. 1970. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas. $12.25
JO - British Journal of Surgery
DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800580931
DA - 1971-09-01
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SP - 714
EP - 714
VL - 58
IS - 9
DP - DeepDyve
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