Ventriculoperitoneal catheter

Known as: shunts vp, shunting ventriculoperitoneal, shunt vp 
 
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2004
2004
Controls of shear zone rheology and tectonic loading on postseismic creep
[1] Postseismic deformation is well documented in geodetic data collected in the aftermath of large earthquakes. In the… (More)
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2002
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2002
Use of cerebrospinal fluid flow rates measured by phase-contrast MR to predict outcome of ventriculoperitoneal shunting for idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether favorable clinical response and magnitude of improvement are associated with increased aqueductal… (More)
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2001
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2001
Medical treatment for neurocysticercosis characterized by giant subarachnoid cysts.
BACKGROUND Infection with the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, can lead to the development of cysts in the brain… (More)
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2000
2000
Impaired plasma antioxidative defense and increased nontransferrin-bound iron during high-dose chemotherapy and radiochemotherapy preceding bone marrow transplantation.
To analyze the effects of radiochemotherapy on the pro-oxidative/antioxidative balance in plasma, we measured the total radical… (More)
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1999
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1999
Gastric surgery for pseudotumor cerebri associated with severe obesity.
OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy of gastric surgery-induced weight loss for the treatment of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). SUMMARY… (More)
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1998
1998
Management of elevated intracranial pressure in patients with Cryptococcal meningitis.
BACKGROUND The most important predictor of early mortality in patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is mental… (More)
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1998
1998
Colonic perforation by ventriculoperitoneal shunt tubing: a case of suspected silicone allergy.
BACKGROUND A case of colonic perforation by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is presented in a patient with several previous… (More)
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1995
1995
Reduced local cerebral blood flow in periventricular white matter in experimental neonatal hydrocephalus-restoration with CSF shunting.
The extent to which the reduction in CBF occurring in hydrocephalus is a primary or secondary event in the pathogenesis of the… (More)
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1994
1994
Surgical resection of third ventricle colloid cysts. Preliminary results comparing transcallosal microsurgery with endoscopy.
It is still not determined which is the best surgical option for third ventricle colloid cysts. Since 1990, the authors have used… (More)
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1993
1993
Laparoscopically assisted implantation of ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
Laparoscopically-assisted minimally invasive procedures have been applied to a broad spectrum of abdominal interventions… (More)
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