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Creation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

Known as: Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts, shunt ventriculoperitoneal, Shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal 
Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal… 
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Review
2001
Review
2001
A 60-year-old woman was referred to our hospital in 1996 due to an abdominal distension in the right lower quadrant. She had… 
1997
1997
Cysticercosis is the most frequent parasitic disease of the central nervous system in the world and is endemic in such developing… 
1980
1980
The present study analyzed the brain uptake of the differently sized hydrophilic molecules 14C-inulin, 14C-sucrose and 14C… 
1978
1978
A case of spontaneous nontraumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea secondary to aqueductal stenosis is reported. The patient… 
1978
1978
In an effort to document the role of the liver in the catabolism of vasoactive intestinal peptide, several different types of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
1. Ventriculo‐cisternal perfusions were performed on rabbits with artificial cerebrospinal fluid containing blue dextran and… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
The charts were reviewed at 323 patients who underwent a total of 578 ventricular shunting procedures at the Vancouver General… 
1975
1975
Ventriculo‐cisternal, intracranial subarachnoid‐to‐subarachnoid space and spinal subarachnoid space perfusions were carried out… 
1975
1975
Two cases of spontaneous fluid fistula through the umbilicus connected with the drainage from a ventriculoperitoneal shunt are… 
1970
1970
A boy with congenital hydrocephalus who had been given a ventriculo‐atrial shunt at the age of 8 months presented signs of a…