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Migration of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the thoracic cavity: A case report and pitfalls of the rib structure

BACKGROUND: Although ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is a universal treatment for hydrocephalus, it is generally well-known that the procedure often has complications. Shunt catheter migration is one such complication, but no reports of migration into the thoracic cavity are associated with the...

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Autor principal: Yokoya, Shigeomi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10559485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37810300
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_645_2023