| Literature DB >> 4062352 |
S J Halcrow, P J Crawford, A W Craft.
Abstract
A 5 year old boy developed an implantation dermoid tumour after a lumbar puncture in infancy. A survey of senior paediatricians has shown it to be common practice to use an unstiletted needle for lumbar puncture in small children. A stiletted needle is recommended for all such procedures.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4062352 PMCID: PMC1777516 DOI: 10.1136/adc.60.10.978
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791