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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt disconnection associated with spontaneous knot formation in the peritoneal catheter

A 10-year-old girl underwent distal ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revision 3 weeks earlier and developed further shunt malfunction. During the current shunt revision, a disconnection at the straight connector site in the cervical subcutaneous tissue was confirmed and a knot was identified in the p...

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Main Authors: Lo, William B, Ramirez, Roberto, Rodrigues, Desiderio, Solanki, Guirish A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669854/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23704448
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-009590
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