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Peritoneovenous Shunts

Known as: peritoneal shunt, SHUNT, PERITONEAL, peritoneovenous shunting 
A peritoneo-venous shunt is an implanted device that consists of a catheter and a pressure activated one-way valve. The catheter is implanted with… 
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Chylous Ascites: A Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
Abstract Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare form of ascites that results from the leakage of lipid-rich lymph into the peritoneal… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Management of hydrocephalus in patients with tuberculous meningitis.
Hydrocephalus is one of the commonest complications of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) occurring in up to 85% of children with the… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Abdominal CSF pseudocysts in patients with ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. Report of fourteen cases and review of the literature
SummaryThe abdominal intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is an infrequent but important complication in patients with… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The role of endoscopic biopsy and third ventriculostomy in the management of pineal region tumours.
The best surgical strategy for treating patients with pineal tumours presenting with acute hydrocephalus remains undermined… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Malignancy metastatic to the pleura.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and DHEA sulfate in the cerebrospinal fluid of man: relation to blood levels and the effects of age.
The relation between blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and its… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Peritoneovenous shunting as compared with medical treatment in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and massive ascites. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis…
The optimal management of severe ascites in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis has not been defined. in a 5 1/2-year study, we… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Normal pressure hydrocephalus. Predictive value of the cerebrospinal fluid tap-test.
  • 1989
  • Corpus ID: 38867003
Twenty-seven patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus were operated upon by a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Selection for shunt… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Unusual abdominal complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts.
Placement of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunts is an established procedure for treatment of hydrocephalus. With increasing… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Ventriculo-peritoneal shunts in the management of hydrocephalus.
ETWEEN 1950 and 1957, we performed a number of polyethylene tubing ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. The results were ahnost… 
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