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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Equipped with On-Off Valves for Intraventricular Therapies in Patients with Communicating Hydrocephalus due to Leptomeningeal Metastases

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts equipped with a reservoir and a valve to manually switch off the shunt function can be used for intraventricular injections of therapeutics in patients suffering from a communicating hydrocephalus caused by leptomeningeal metastases. These shunt devices avoid the risk of...

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Autores principales: Burger, Michael C., Wagner, Marlies, Franz, Kea, Harter, Patrick N., Bähr, Oliver, Steinbach, Joachim P., Senft, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6111529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30110924
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7080216