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Severe respiratory failure following ventriculopleural shunt

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion procedure has been used for long to treat hydrocephalus in children. The principle of shunting is to establish a communication between the CSF and a drainage cavity (peritoneum, right atrium, and pleura). Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used most commonly, followed...

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Autores principales: Alam, Shahzad, Manjunath, Nagaraju M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26730125
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.169359