Percutaneous lumboperitoneal shunt. Technical note.
The authors describe a new catheter for use in percutaneous lumboperitoneal shunting, designed to overcome the problem of kinking. They present their experience with the catheter in 14 patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged