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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...
Autores principales: | Wong, Edmond, Jeganathan, Vishnu, Wreghitt, Samuel, Davis, Gavin, Wimaleswaran, Hari, Howard, Mark E |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2020
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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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