Shunt catheter impacted in the vena cava
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 52 (1) , 109-110
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1980.52.1.0109
Abstract
A ventriculoatrial shunt-dependent hydrocephalic patient had an atrial catheter firmly adherent in the superior vena cava. Thoractomy was required for its removal.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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