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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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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Intracranial pressure parameters in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients treated with ventriculo-peritoneal shunts
SummaryBackground. Although the mean intracranial pressure (ICP) is normal in patients with idiopathic normal pressure… 
2005
2005
Total intraventricular migration of unisystem ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
SummaryThis is a report of an hydrocephalic adult, in whom a unishunt system migrated upwards into the ventricle despite using… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Glomeruloid hemangioma –‐ a specific cutaneous marker of POEMS syndrome
In December 1998, a 49‐year‐old woman was referred by the Department of Neurology to the Dermatology Clinic for evaluation of… 
1997
1997
Neurocysticercosis in children Clinical experience in 122 patients
Cysticercosis is the most frequent parasitic disease of the central nervous system in the world and is endemic in such developing… 
1978
1978
Disseminated intravascular coagulation. Complication of LeVeen peritoneovenous shunts.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurred in three of five patients after insertion of a LeVeen shunt for intractable… 
1977
1977
Hepatorenal syndrome: reversal by peritoneovenous shunt.
Two patients with hepatorenal syndrome were treated by insertion of a peritoneovenous shunt. The renal deficit was corrected… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Peritoneal cysts: a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
Large abdominal cysts are not a common complication of peritoneal shunts. In our experience only 11 of 1,585 peritoneal shunts… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Complications of ventriculo-vascular shunts: computer analysis of etiological factors.
The charts were reviewed at 323 patients who underwent a total of 578 ventricular shunting procedures at the Vancouver General… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Spontaneous extrusion of the abdominal tube through the umbilicus complicating peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus. Case report.
✓ This paper reports the spontaneous extrusion of the abdominal portion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt through the umbilicus… 
Review
1965
Review
1965
Subdural peritoneal shunts in the treatment of subdural effusions in infants.
O UR specia l in t e res t in th is sub jec t b e g a n in 1952. Whi le be ing gene ra l ly sa t i s f ied w i t h t r e a t m e… 
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