Herbert Edgar Fuchs

Journal article Pediatr Neurosurg · January 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Optimal surgical management of patients presenting with shunt failure in the age of neuroendoscopy remains complex. The value of replacing the entire shunt system as opposed to a single shunt component has not been assessed. METHODS: We reviewe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival and etiology of failures: a seven-year institutional experience.

Journal article Pediatr Neurosurg · May 2002 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Innovations in shunt technology and neuroendoscopy have been increasingly applied to shunt management. However, the relative life span of shunts and the etiology of shunt failure have not been characterized recently. METHODS: We reviewed the re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute abdominal symptoms and signs in children and young adults with spina bifida: ten years' experience.

Journal article J Pediatr Surg · September 2001 Featured Publication BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Diagnosis and management of the acute abdomen in patients with spina bifida (SB) can be problematic. There are at least 4 clinical factors that can predispose to the development of acute abdominal symptoms and signs, and patients with a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intrathecal busulfan treatment of human neoplastic meningitis in athymic nude rats.

Journal article J Neurooncol · 1999 Featured Publication The current study was designed to evaluate the toxicity and activity of Spartaject Busulfan, a microcrystalline preparation of busulfan, following its intrathecal administration into a nude rat model of human neoplastic meningitis. Animals were treated thr ... Full text Link to item Cite