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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction Due to a Fibrous Capsule Obstructing the Peritoneal Catheter

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction is a common neurosurgical condition. Obstruction of the peritoneal catheter is less common than other sites of blockage in the system. We present a case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage caused by a sheath of hyalinised fibrous tissue that had encased th...

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Publicado en:Cureus
Main Authors: Heaney, Jonathan, Johnson, Reuben
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7051113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32181074
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6831
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