Worsening respiratory failure in an adult hydrocephalic patient with a ventriculo‐pleural shunt

Ventriculo‐pleural (VPL) shunt insertion is performed in hydrocephalic patients when alternative sites of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion are contraindicated. These include patients with peritoneal complications from ventriculo‐peritoneal shunts. Despite its utility, VPL shunts are uncommon. Hyd...

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Autores principales: Wong, Edmond, Jeganathan, Vishnu, Wreghitt, Samuel, Davis, Gavin, Wimaleswaran, Hari, Howard, Mark E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2020
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7519950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33005422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.660

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7519950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33005422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.660

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