Influence of the hole geometry on the flow distribution in ventricular catheters for hydrocephalus

BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus is a medical condition consisting of an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain. A catheter is inserted in one of the brain ventricles and then connected to an external valve to drain the excess of cerebrospinal fluid. The main drawback of this techniq...

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Autores principales: Giménez, Ángel, Galarza, Marcelo, Pellicer, Olga, Valero, José, Amigó, José M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27455059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12938-016-0182-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27455059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12938-016-0182-1

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